Introduction
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Topics:
- Introduction
- What is Urban Economics?
Readings:
References:
- John Quigley, “Urban
Economics” Program on Housing and Urban
Policy, Working Paper NO. W06-001, University of California,
Berkeley, March, 2006
- Edwin Mills,
"A
Thematic History of Urban Economic Analysis," Brookings Wharton,
Paper on Urban Affairs 2000, p.37.
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Development of Cities (1)
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(Feb 21)
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Topics:
- City Systems
- City Location and Size
- Firm Location
Readings:
References:
- E.L. Glaeser. "Are
Cities Dying?," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American
Economic Association, vol. 12 (2), (Spring 1998) : 139-160.
- J.M. Quigley. "Urban
Diversity and Economic Growth." Journal of Economic
Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 12(2), (Spring
1998) :127-38.
- H.M.Abdel-Rahman and A.Anas. “Theories
of Systems of Cities.” Paper based on the presentation at 49th
North American Meetings of Regional Science Association
International, in San Jose, Puerto Rico in November, 2002.
- E.L. Glaeser. “Urban
Colossus: Why is New York America’s Largest City?”, NBER Working
Paper Series, 113298, June 2005
- S. Kaya. “Multitemporal
Analysis of Rapid Urban Growth in Istanbul Using Remotely Sensed
Data.” Environmental Engineering Science, Vol. 24, Number 2,
2007
- T. J. Holmes and J. J. Stevens. “Spatial
Distribution of Economic Activities in North America." In
Handbook of Urban and Regional Economics, Vol 4.
- J.V. Henderson.
“Marshall’s Scale Economies.” Journal of Urban Economics,
January 2003. ·
- A. Jaffee, et al.
“Geographic Localization of Knowledge Spillovers as Evidenced by
Patent Citations.” Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 1993.
- K.Behrens, J.H. Hamilton, G.I.P. Ottaviano, and J.F. Thisse. “Commodity
Tax Harmonization and the Location of Industry.” Journal of
International Economics, 72, 2007: 271-291
- S. Akugungor and P.Falcioglu. “European
Integration and Regional Specialization Patterns in Turkey’s
Manufacturing Industry.” Dokuz Eylul University, Discussion
Paper Series, October 2005
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Development
of Cities (2)
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(Feb 28)
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Topics:
Readings:
References:
- S.Rosenthal and W. Strang. “Evidence
on the Nature and Sources of Agglomeration Economics.” in
Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics Vol.4.
- S.S. Rosenthal and W. C. Strange.
"Geography, Industrial Organization, and Agglomeration." Review
of Economics and Statistics, 85(2), May 2003. 377-393.
- S.S. Rosenthal and W.C. Strange. “Determinants
of Agglomeration.” Journal of Urban Economics, 50(2), 2001:
191-229.
- B. Johansson and J.M.Quigley. “Agglomeration
and Networks in Spatial Economies.” Papers in Regional Science,
83, 2004: 1-13
- S.K.Peng, J.F. Thisse, and P.Wang. “Economic
Integration and Agglomeration in a Middle Product Economy.”
Journal of Economic Theory, 131, 2006: 1-25.
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Urban
Land Rent and Urban Spatial Structure (1)
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(Mar.6)
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Topics:
- Urban Land Rent
- Monocentric Models
Readings:
References:
- E.S. Mills. "An
Aggregative Model of Resource Allocation in a Metropolitan Area."
American Economic Review, 57(2), 1967:197-210.
- J. Roback. “Wages,
Rents, and the Quality of Life.” Journal of Political Economy,
vol.90, no.6. (December 1982): 1257-78.
- J.K. Brueckner. "The
Structure of Urban Equilibria: A Unified Treatment of the Muth-Mills
Model" Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, in: E. S. Mills
(ed.), volume 2, chapter 20, 1987: 821-845 Elsevier.
- A. Anas; R. Arnott and K. A. Small. “Urban
Spatial Structure.” Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 36,
No. 3, (September 1998): 1426-1464.
- T. Mori. “Monocentric
versus Polycentric Models in Urban Economics.” Discussion Paper
No.611, Kyoto Institute of Economic Research, January, 2006
- H. W. Richardson. “Monocentric
vs. Policentric Models: The Future of Urban Economics in Regional
Science.” The Annals of Regional Science, Vol.22, Number 2 (July
1988): 1-12
- S. E. Baer and V. Marando. “The
Subdistricting of Cities, Applying the Polycentric Model.” Urban
Affairs Review, Vol. 36, No. 5, (May 2001): 721-733
- Aguilera and D. Mignot. “Urban
Sprawl, Polycentrism and Commuting. A Comparison of Seven French
Urban Areas.” Urban Public Economics Review,vol.001, 2004:
93-113
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Urban Spatial Structure (2)
(Mar. 13)
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Topics:
- Polycentric Models
- Suburbanization and Edge Cities
Readings:
References:
- P. Mieszkowski and E.S. Mills. 1993. “The
Causes of Metropolitan Suburbanization.” Journal of Economic
Perspectives, Vol. 7, Issue 3, (Summer 1993): 135-47
- P. Mieszkowski and B. Smith. “Analyzing
Urban Decentralization, The Case of Houston.” Regional Science
and Urban Economics, 21, (1991): 183-199.
- D.P. McMillen and S.C. Smith.“The
Number of Subcenters in Large Urban Areas.” Journal of Urban
Economics, 53, 2003, 321-338.
- M. Bontje and J. Burdack. “Edge
Cities, European-style: Examples from Paris and the Randstad.”
Cities, Vol. 22, No. 4, 2005: 317–330,
- V. Henderson and A. Mitra. “The
New Urban Landscape: Developers and Edge Cities, Regional Science
and Urban Economics.” 26, 1996: 613-643
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Urban Spatial Structure (3)
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- Urban Sprawl
- Urban Growth in Turkey
Readings:
References:
- E. Glaeser and M. Kahn. “Sprawl
and Urban Growth.” in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics
vol.4.
- J.K. Brueckner. 2001. “Urban
Sprawl: Lessons from Urban Economics.” In: W.G. Gale and J.R.
Pack, Editors, Brookings-Wharton papers on urban affairs, Brookings
Institution, Washington, DC, 2001: 65–89.
- M. Burchfield, H.G. Overman, D. Puga, and M.A. Turner.
“Causes of Sprawl: A Portrait from Space.” Quarterly Journal of
Economics, May 2006.
- J. Brueckner and A. Largey.
“Social Interaction and Urban Sprawl.” unpublished paper, UC
Irvine, 2006.
- A.Geymen and I. Baz. “Monitoring
Urban Growth and Detecting Land-cover Changes on the Istanbul
Metropolitan Area.” Environmental Monitoring and Assessment,
136, 2008:449-459.
- H.Esbah. “Land
Use Trends During Rapid Urbanization of the City of Aydin, Turkey.”
Environmental Management 39, 2007: 443-459
- A. Filiztekin. “Urban
Dynamics in Turkey.” working paper, Koc University
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Segregation and Neighborhood
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(Mar 27)
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Topics:
- Urban Squatting
- Gentrification
- Neighborhood Choice
Readings:
References:
- D. M. Cutler,E. L. Glaeser and J. L. Vigdor. “The
Rise and Decline of the American Ghetto.” The Journal of
Political Economy, Vol. 107, No. 3. (Jun., 1999): 455-506.
- E. L. Glaeser & M. E. Kahn & J. Rappaport. "Why
Do the Poor Live in Cities?" NBER Working Papers 7636, National
Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. 2000.
- E. Jimenez. "Tenure
Security and Urban Squatting." The Review of Economics and
Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 66(4), (November 1984): 556-67. **
- P. Oreopoulos.
“The Long-Run Consequences of Living in a Poor Neighborhood.”
Quarterly Journal of Economics, November 2003. **
- C. Baslevent and M. Dayioglu. “The
Effect of Squatter Housing on Income Distribution in Urban Turkey.”
Urban Studies. Vol.42, No.1, (January 2005): 31-45.
- J. Leitmann and D. Baharoglu. “Informal
Rules! Using Institutional Economics to Understand Service Provision
in Turkey’s Spontaneous Settlements.” The Journal of Development
Studies, Vol.34, No.5, (June 1998): 98-122.
- M.C.Yalcintan and A.E.Erbas. “Impacts
of “Gecekondu” on the Electoral geography of Istanbul.”
International Labor and Working-Class History, No.64,(Fall
2003):91-111.
- H.I.Tas and D.R. Lightfoot. “Gecekondu
Settlements in Turkey: Rural-Urban Migration in the Developing
European Periphery.” Journal of Geography 104, 2005: 263-271
- . Brueckner and S. Rosenthal.
“Gentrification and Neighborhood Redevelopment Cycles: Will
America’s Future Downtowns Be Rich?” unpublished paper.
- J.L. Vigdor.
“Does Gentrification Harm the Poor?” Brookings-Wharton Papers on
Urban Affairs, 2002: 133-173. **
- R. Dietz.
“The Estimation of Neighborhood Effects in the Social Sciences: An
Interdisciplinary Approach.” Social Sciences Research, December
2002.
- J. Quigley S. Raphael. “Neighborhoods,
Economic Self-Sufficiency ,and the MTO.” Institute of Business
and Economic Research, WORKING PAPER NO. W07-006, October,2007
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EXAM
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Housing
Market and Hedonic Price Analysis (1)
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(Apr.10)
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Topics:
- Housing Demand
- Housing Supply
Readings:
References:
- S.K. Mayo."Theory
and Estimation in the Economics of Housing Demand." Journal of
Urban Economics, vol. 10(1),(July 1981): 95-116
- J.M. Quigley. “Transactions
Costs and Housing Markets.” Working Paper NO. W02-005, Program
on Housing and Urban Policy
- H.D. Turkoglu. “Residents’
Satisfaction of Housing Environments: The Case of Istanbul, Turkey.”
Landscape and Urban Planning, 39, 1997: 55-67.
- E.L. Glaeser, J. Gyourko, and R.E. Saks. “Urban
Growth and Housing Supply.” Harvard Institute of Economic
Research, Discussion Paper 2062, February, 2005
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Housing
Market and Hedonic Price Analysis (2)
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(Apr.17)
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Topics:
References:
- S. Rosen. 1974. "Hedonic
Prices and Implicit Markets: Product Differentiation in Pure
Competition," Journal of Political Economy, University of
Chicago Press, vol. 82(1), (Jan.-Feb 1974): 34-55.
- J. Brown and H. Rosen.
“On the Estimation of Structural Hedonic Price Models.”
Econometrica, May 1982.
- T. Bartik.
“The
Estimation of Demand Parameters in Hedonic Price Models.”
Journal of Political Economy, February 1987.
- D. Epple. “Hedonic
Prices and Implicit Markets: Estimating Demand and Supply Functions
for Differentiated Products.” The Journal of Political Economy,
Vol. 95, No. 1. (Feb., 1987): 59-80.
- I. Ekeland, J. Heckman and L. Nesheim.
“Identifying Hedonic Models.” American Economic Review, May
2002.
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Local
Government and Public Goods (1)
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(Apr 24)
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Topics:
- Land Use Control
- Zoning and Growth Control
Readings:
References:
- B. Hamilton. “Zoning
and Property Taxation in a System of Local Governments.” Urban
Studies, Vol . 12, 1975 :205-211 .
- N. Wallace. “The
Market Effects of Zoning Undeveloped Land: Does Zoning Follow the
Market?” Journal of Urban Economics, May 1988.
- J. Brueckner.
“Testing
for Strategic Interaction Among Local Governments: The Case of
Growth Controls.” Journal of Urban Economics, November 1998.
- L. Ogura.
“Effect of Urban Growth Controls on Intercity Commuting.”
unpublished paper.
- N.Sakashita. “An
Economic Theory of Urban Growth Control.” Regional Science and
Urban Economics 25, 1995: 427-434. 6.2. Land Use Control (Apr.24)
- J. Brueckner.
“Government Land-Use Interventions: An Economic Analysis.”
unpublished paper (2007).
- A. Bertaud and J. Brueckner.
“Analyzing Building-Height Restrictions: Predicted Impacts and
Welfare Costs.” Regional Science and Urban Economics, 35 (2005)
109– 125
- K. Ihlanfeldt.
“The
Effect of Land Use Regulation on Housing and Land Prices.”
Journal of Urban Economics, 61 (2007): 420–435
- E. Glaeser, J. Gyourko and R. Saks.
“Why is Manhattan So Expensive: Regulation and the Rise in Housing
Prices,” Journal of Law and Economics, October 2005.
- E.L. Glaeser and B.A. Ward. “The
Causes and Consequences of Land Use Regulation: Evidence from
Greater Boston.” Harvard Institute of Economic Research,
Discussion Paper Number 2124, October, 2006
- T.J. Holmes. “The
Effect of State Policies on the Location of Manufacturing: Evidence
from State Borders.” The Journal of Political Economy, Vol.106,
No.4. (Aug., 1998): 667-705.
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Local
Government and Public Goods (2)
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(May 1)
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Topics:
- Household Sorting
- Housing Policy
- Public Goods Provision
Readings:
References:
- C.M. Tiebout. “A
Pure Theory of Local Expenditures.” Journal of Political
Economy, Vol.64, No.5, (Oct. 1956) : 416-424.
- J.K. Bruecknew, J.F. Thisse, and Zenou, Y. "Why
Is Central Paris Rich and Downtown Detroit Poor? An Amenity-based
Theory." Papers 9665, Catholique de Louvain - Center for
Operations Research and Economics, 1996. **
- W. Wheaton.
“Income and Urban Residence: An Analysis of Consumer Demand for
Location.” American Economic Review, September 1977. **
- S. LeRoy and J. Sonstelie.
“Paradise Lost and Regained: Transportation Innovation, Income, and
Residential Location.” Journal of Urban Economics, January 1983.
- J. Gyourko and P. Linneman.
"Rent Controls and Rental Housing Quality: A Note on the Effect of
New York City's Old Controls." Journal of Urban Economics, May
1990.
- J. Gyourko and P. Linneman.
“Equity and Efficiency Aspects of Rent Control: An Empirical Study
of New York City.” Journal of Urban Economics, July 1989.
- R. Krol and S. Svorny.
“The Effect of Rent Control on Commute Times.” Journal of Urban
Economics, November 2005.
- J. Quigley
"Nonlinear Budget Constraints and Consumer Demand: An Application
to Public Programs for Residential Housing." Journal of Urban
Economics, September 1982.
- D.M. Jaffee and J.M. Quigley. “Housing
Subsidies and Homeowners: What Role for Government-Sponsored
Enterprises?” Institute of business and Economic Research,
working Ppaer No. W06-006. January 2007.
- H. Rosen.
"Housing Subsidies: Effects on Housing Decisions, Efficiency, and
Equity." in Martin Feldstein and Alan Auerbach, eds., Handbook
of Public Economics, Vol. 1, 1985.
- F.Haligioglu. “The
Demand for New Housing in Turkey: An Application of ARDL Model.”
a paper prepared for “2005 Business and Economics Society
International Conference”, July 22-25 2005, Grand Canyon, Arizona,
USA. 6.4. Public Goods Provision and Tax (May 1)
- J. E. Stiglitz. "The
Theory of Local Public Goods Twenty-Five Years After Tiebout: A
Perspective." NBER Working Papers 0954, National Bureau of
Economic Research, Inc. 1984.
- J. Sonstelie, and D. Narwold.
"State
Income Taxes and Homeownership: A Test of the Tax Arbitrage Theory."
Journal of Urban Economics, November 1994.
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Urban
Transportation
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(May 8)
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Topics:
Readings:
References:
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Urban Problems
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*Term Paper Submission Due Date*
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Paper Guidelines
Topics:
- Urban Poverty
- Crime
- Earthquake
- Environment
Readings:
References:
- J. Kling. “Experimental
Analysis of Neighborhood Effects.” NBER 11577.
- F. Kain. "The
Spatial Mismatch Hypothesis: Three Decades Later." Housing
Policy Debate ,Volume 3, Issue 2, 1992
- L. Mills and Lubuele. "Inner
Cities." Journal of Economic Literature, 35: 2 (June 1997) :
727-756
- D. Cutler and E. L. Glaeser. "Are
Ghettos Good or Bad?" Quarterly Journal of Economics, August,
1997.
- E. Saatci and E.Akpinar, “Assessing
Poverty and Related Factors in Turkey,” Croat Med J.
2007;48:628-35 8.2. Crime
- R. Freeman. “Why
Do So Many Young American Men Commit Crimes and What Can We do About
It?” Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Winter
1996): 25-42.
- J.J.Dilulio. “Help
Wanted: Economists, Crime and Public Policy.” Journal of
Economic Perspectives, Vol.10, No1, 1996: 3-24.
- A.D.Witte and R.Witt. “Crime
Causation: Economic Theories.” Encyclopedia of Crime and
Justice, 2001
- R.W. Helsley and W.C. Strange. "Gated
Communities and the Economic Geography of Crime." Journal of
Urban Economics, vol. 46(1), (July 1999): 80-105. 8.3. Earthquake
- P. Gordon, et.al. “Earthquakes
Disaster Mitigation for Urban Transportation Systems: An Integrated
Methodology that Builds on the Kobe and Northridge Experiences.”
working paper
- B. Sengezer and E. Koc. “A
Critical Analysis of Earthquakes and Urban Planning in Turkey.”
Disasters, 29(2), 171-194, 2005.
- P.G. Bakir. “Proposal
for a National Mitigation Strategy against Earthquakes in Turkey.”
Natural Hazards 33, 2004: 405-425.
- M.E. Kahn.
“The Environmental Impact of Suburbanization.” Journal of Policy
Analysis and Management 19.4 (2000): 569-586.
- M. Kahn. “Green
Cities: Environmental Challenges Posed by Urban Growth.” August
2005.
- M.E. Kahn and J. Schwartz. “Urban
Air Pollution Progress Despite Sprawl: The “Greening” of the Vehicle
Fleet.” American Enterprise Institute, August 2006
- S. Burak, E. Dogan, and C. Gazioglu. “Impact
of Urbanization and Tourism on Coastal Environment.” Ocean and
Coastal Management 47 (2004): 517-527.
- H. Doygun and H. Alphan. “Monitoring
Urbanization of Iskenderun, Turkey, and Its Negative Implications.”
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 114, 2006: 145-155
- Y. Kurucu and N.K.Chiristina. “Monitoring
the Impacts of Urbanization and Industrialization on the
Agricultural Land and Environment of the Torbali, Izmir region,
Turkey.” Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 136,
2008:289-297.
- S.Mansuroglu, V.Ortacesme and O.Karaguzel. “Biotope
Mapping in an Urban Environment and its Implication for Urban
Management in Turkey.” Journal of Environmental Management 81,
2006: 175-187
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