Regional and Urban Economics and Economic Development: Theory and Methods

Nature and Scope of Regional and Urban Economics Roots of Spatial Economics What makes up a Region? Classifying Regions How Does Space Affect Traditional Economics? Plan of the Book Appendix: Data Sources Research Questions List of References PART I: MARKET AREAS AND FIRM LOCATION ANALYSIS Linear Market Areas From Demand Functions to Price-Distance Functions Dynamics of Market Areas Price Elasticity of Demand and Distance Hotelling's Linear Markets Challenging the Principle of Minimum Differentiation Consumer Search Behavior and Firm Location Summary and Conclusions Chapter Questions Research Assignments List of References Mathematical Appendix Questions to Mathematical Appendix Market Areas and Systems of Cities Location on a Plain Systems of Cities and Central Places The Instability of Urban Hierarchies Approaches for Studying Competing Centers Rural Cities and Economic Growth Limitations of the Central Place Theory Summary and Conclusions Chapter Questions Research Assignments List of References Appendix: Delineating Markets Summary and Conclusions Now it's Your Turn List of References Industrial Location Least Cost Location with Variable Inputs Increasing versus Constant Returns to Scale Transport-Oriented Models Footloose Firms Summary Chapter Questions Research Assignments List of References Agglomeration Economies and Entrepreneur's Preferences Agglomeration Economies Localization Economies Urbanization Economies Diseconomies of Agglomeration Accidents, History and Circular and Cumulative Causality Utility Maximization and Plant Location Summary and Conclusion Chapter Questions Research Assignments List of References Appendix: Location under Uncertainty List of References Spatial Pricing Decisions What is Price Discrimination? Spatial Price Discrimination Welfare Analysis of Pricing Decisions Summary and Conclusions Chapter Questions Research Assignment List of References PART II. REGIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Short-Run Income Models Production Possibilities Curves and Economic Growth Comparative Advantage Demand-Based Models (Short-Run) Economic Base Theory and Analysis Nontraditional Economic Bases Financial Markets and Regional Growth Input-Output Analysis Decomposing Regional Employment Summary and Conclusions Chapter Questions Research Assignments List of References Appendix: Short-run Model of an Open Economy Supply-Based Regional Growth Analysis Neoclassical Growth Theory Endogenous Growth Theory Innovation and the Diffusion of Technology Knowledge, Innovation and Technological Progress Human Capital and Technical Change The Role of Capital and Entrepreneurship in Regional Growth Foreign Direct Investment: Does Ownership of Capital Matter? Summary and Conclusions Chapter Questions Research Assignments List of References Core-Periphery Models: Distance Counts von Thunen's Concentric Rings Product Life-Cycles and Firm Location Growth Poles Staple Theory of Economic Development Rural Economic Development Summary and Conclusions Chapter Questions Research Assignments List of References Regional Labor Markets and Migration Labor Market Structure Regional Wage Differentials Types of Unemployment Increasing a Region's Labor Supply Consequences of Immigration Summary and Conclusions Chapter Questions Research Assignments List of References Can Government Change a Region's Growth Path? Why Government? Will Non-Resident Consumer Spending Sustain Regional Prosperity? The Effects of Economic Development Policy Economic Development Incentive Tools Is the Battle Worth It? Summary Chapter Questions Research Assignments List of References Appendix: Measuring an Area's Economic Welfare Research Assignment List of References PART III. URBAN LAND USE AND URBAN FORM Land Rents and Land Use Patterns Land Rent, Contract Rent and Economic Rent Demand for Land Intraurban Industry Location Periurbanization Capitalization Process Hedonic Price Indices Summary and Conclusion Chapter Questions Research Assignments List of References The Housing Market Why is the Housing Market Efficient? Housing Services Housing Prices Housing Supply Functions Housing Demand Segregation and Discrimination Affordability Summary and Conclusions Chapter Questions Research Assignments List of References Transportation Transportation Demand Transportation Supply Costing-out Externalities Congestion Summary and Conclusions Chapter Questions Research Assignments List of References Growth Controls, Smart Growth and Zoning Urban Sustainability Property Rights and Ownership How to Control Growth Effects of Controlling Land-Use Is there a Case for Controlled Growth? Compact Cities Alternative Solutions for Curbing "Sprawl" Summery and Conclusions Chapter Question Research Assignment List of References PART IV. URBAN PROBLEMS AND POLICY Local Public Finance Collective Choice and the Median Voter Model Local Public Goods Tiebout Hypothesis Public Finance Debates Revenue Sources of Local Government Summary and Conclusions Chapter Questions Research Questions List of References Appendix: Edgeworth Box and Pareto Optimality Intergovernmental Relations Fiscal Federalism: Who Provides What to Whom? Government Hierarchies and Local Game Playing Interjurisdictional Competition Yardstick Competition Summary and Conclusions Chapter Questions Research Questions List of References Income Inequality and Poverty Definition of Income Measuring Income Inequality and Poverty Who are the Poor? Poverty Dynamics How to Help the Poor Conclusion Chapter Questions Research Questions List of References Optimal Local Education Policies Education and Growth Production Function for Education Creating an Educated Labor Force Improving School Quality Willingness to pay for Education Conclusion Chapter Questions Research Questions List of References Controlling Crime Categorizing Crimes Economic Theory of Crime Competing Theories of Crime Social Costs of Crime Victims Economic Theories of Hate, Passion, Violence and Drugs Victimless Crimes Organized Crime What Works to Reduce Crime? Summary and Conclusions Chapter Questions Research Questions List of References