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Urban Economics:Theory & Policy ECON 487

Prerequisite: 200 and 201 or 244 or permission of instructor. Analysis of urban issues from an economic perspective. Emphasis on urban growth, land-use patterns, housing, income distribution, poverty and urban fiscal policy.

About this Guide

This guide was created for students researching topics in urban economics. Here you will find research advice and links to specialized information resources needed for completing assignments, including papers and projects. Most of these specialized resources are subscription databases provided by the University Libraries and OhioLINK, and require a UAnet ID and password to access them. They contain an enormous amount of proprietary information that cannot be retrieved using a search engine.

For a summary of current services and basic resouces provided by the University Libraries click the link below: