2 credits
Spring 2026 Lecture
This course is the second part in the sequence Urban Economics. It is aimed at second and third-year PhD students in Economics. This course visits selected topics related to internal migration, regional development and government policies, roles of transportation infrastructure, and urbanization in developing countries. This course aims at familiarizing students with the field's important questions, workhorse models, and key empirical methods. As part of the course, students will start developing their independent research.
Learning Outcomes1Be familiar with recent literature in topics related to urban and regional economics, including regional development policies, residential sorting and its consequences, infrastructure, and the housing market.
2Use workhorse models and empirical methods in their own original research.
3Work with spatial data using Python or R.
4Formulate a research idea, collect data, conduct initial investigation, and present preliminary findings.
Restrictions
made by Purdue students.