Crime and Urban Economics    3 s.h

Catalog description

This course will draw upon economic models and theories and use the tools of economics to analyze problems of urban areas with an emphasis on the economics of crime, drugs, and incarceration. Topics include the causes of the growth or decline in cities, the theory of location, agglomeration, housing, segregation, suburbanization, and auto congestion. Prereq.: ECON 2610 ; 2.5 GPA.