Introduction to Urban Economics - pogodzinski.net•Jan K. Brueckner, Lectures on Urban Economics, The MIT Press (September 9, 2011) ISBN-13: 978-0262016360 •Edward Glaeser, Triumph

Introduction to Urban Economics

J. M. Pogodzinski

Highlights of the Course Administration

• Course website http://pogodzinski.net/

• Instructor contact information • [email protected] (preferred) • Office: DMH 138 • Office Hours: MW 1:15p-1:45pm, 4pm-4:30pm, and by appointment • Tel: 408) 924-5421

• Makeup Exams only for serious and documented reason

• Incomplete in course only if 50% of work in the course has been completed and serious and documented reason

• Term Paper assignments have a due date and a redo date. Submissions after the due date, but by the redo date get 75% credit. Submissions after the redo date get zero credit.

• NOTE: YOU MAY HAVE TO COMPLETE AN ASSIGNMENT FOR NO CREDIT TO GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

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Textbooks

• Jan K. Brueckner, Lectures on Urban Economics, The MIT Press (September 9, 2011) ISBN-13: 978-0262016360

• Edward Glaeser, Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier, Penguin Books; Reprint edition (January 31, 2012) ISBN-13: 978-0143120544


Highlights of Course Grading

• Three Take-Home Exams (60%)

• Term Paper (25%)

• Three In-Class Discussions (must be present to participate) – 15% of course grade (5% each) NO MAKEUPS!!!


Term Paper

• Approximately 2,500 to 3,000 words – about 10 double-spaced pages

• Broken down into tasks:


Term Paper

Select Topic (policy-oriented) 5%

Identify Bibliography 10%

Literature Review 15%

Identify Data 10%

Prepare Detailed Outline 10%

Prepare First Draft 25%

Final Draft 25%

Term Paper Total 100%

Grading Details

Course Grade Percent of Overall Grade

Participation

Discussion 1 5%

Discussion 2 5%

Discussion 3 5%

Exams

Exam 1 20%

Exam 2 20%

Exam 3 20%

Term Paper

Select Topic (policy-oriented) 1.25% 5%

Identify Bibliography 2.50% 10%

Literature Review 3.75% 15%

Identify Data 2.50% 10%

Prepare Detailed Outline 2.50% 10%

Prepare First Draft 6.25% 25%

Final Draft 6.25% 25%

Overall Grade Total 100% 100% Term Paper Total


Structure of the Course


Urban Economics

#1. Measurement #2. Theory

#3. Policy

Exam 1 Exam 2

Exam 3

But…

… the textbooks are not organized that way

… the term paper requires skills that don’t fall conveniently into those categories

… so, … we will improvise


Course Elements and Emphases


Readings Exams Discussions

Brueckner Glaeser Exam 1 Exam 2 Exam 3 Discussion 1 Discussion 2 Discussion 3 Term Paper

Measurement light light Heavy Light Light heavy light light light to moderate

Theory heavy moderate Light Heavy Light light heavy light light to moderate

Policy moderate Heavy Light Light Heavy light light heavy moderate to heavy

Outline of the Course



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Introduction to Urban

Economics; course

policies and

administration

Introduction to Urban

Economics

(continued); main

economic concepts

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August 2014

Notes:



1 2 3 4 5 6

Labor Day Holiday

Read Brueckner,

Chapter 1 and

Glaeser, Chapter 1

last day to drop

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Bibliographic Search

in Economicslast day to add

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Read Brueckner,

Chapter 2 and

Glaeser, Chapter 2

Select Topic

(policy-oriented) -

5%

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Read Brueckner,

Chapter 3 and

Glaeser, Chapter 3

Redo Deadline for

Select Topic

28 29 30

Class Discussion

Day 1

September 2014

Notes:



1 2 3 4

Read Brueckner,

Chapter 4 and

Glaeser, Chapter 4

Identify

Bibliography - 10%Exam 1 Posted

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Exam 1 due

Redo Deadline for

Identify

Bibliography

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Read Brueckner,

Chapter 5 and

Glaeser, Chapter 5

Literature Review -

15%

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Read Brueckner,

Chapter 6 and

Glaeser, Chapter 6

Redo Deadline for

Literature Review

26 27 28 29 30 31

Class Discusssion

Day 2Identify Data - 10% Exam 2 Posted

October 2014

Notes:



1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Exam 2 due

Read Breuckner,

Chapter 7 and

Glaeser, Chapter 7

Redo Deadline for

Identify Data

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Read Breuckner,

Chapter 8 and

Glaeser, Chapter 8

Prepare Detailed

Outline - 10%

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Redo Deadline for

Detailed Outline

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Read Breuckner,

Chapter 9 and

Glaeser, Chapter 9

Thanksgiving

Holiday

Thanksgiving

Holiday

30

November 2014

Notes:



1 2 3 4 5 6

TBAClass Discussion

Day 3

Prepare First Draft -

25%

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

TBA

Last day of classes;

course summary and

evaluation

Redo Deadline for

First DraftExam 3 posted

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Exam 3 due Final Draft - 25%

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Grades due from

Faculty

28 29 30 31

December 2014

Notes:

Introduction to Urban Economics - pogodzinski.net•Jan K. Brueckner, Lectures on Urban Economics, The MIT Press (September 9, 2011) ISBN-13: 978-0262016360 •Edward Glaeser, Triumph

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