ECON 044. The American City


*Formerly known as "Urban Economics"

The topics covered in this course include the economic decline of central cities, transportation policies, local taxation, theories of urban growth patterns, local economic development initiatives, and the economics of land use and housing.
Prerequisite: ECON 001 and ECON 031 (or STAT 021 or consent of the instructor). 
Social sciences.
1 credit.
Spring 2024. Staff.
Spring 2025. Staff.
Catalog chapter: Economics  
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/economics


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