Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Economics Economics Day Course
Lecture Code G6268001 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 都市経済学
Subject Name
(Katakana)
トシケイザイガク
Subject Name in
English
Urban Economics
Instructor ZHOU YIMING
Instructor
(Katakana)
シュウ ギメイ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year,  First Semester,  2Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2T) Weds1-4:ECON B157
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Lecture 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction B : Japanese/English
Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 03 : Economics
Eligible Students 3rd year students and avobe.
Keywords SDG_11, Urban spatial structure, Urban agglomeration, Land use, Urban environment, Urban size distribution, Urban policy 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
This lecture belongs to the subject of applied economics 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This lecture focuses on the economic theory related with urban economy, and analyzes how the urban spatial structures are determined, as well as how the urban policies affect urban transport congestion, land use and the environment by using simple economic tools. Moreover, this lecture aims to help us to have a better understanding of the implications of various urban policies that are necessary to realize more comfortable and sustainable cities. 
Class Schedule lesson1: Urban agglomeration: Why cities exist
lesson2: Urban spatial structure: The monocentric model
lesson3: Urban spatial structure: Further analysisⅠ
lesson4: Urban spatial structure: Further analysisⅡ (multicenter model)
lesson5: City size distribution
lesson6: Urban sprawl
lesson7: Land use controls
lesson8: Urban transport congestion
lesson9: Housing demand and tenure choice
lesson10: Urban housing polies
lesson11: Local public goods and services: Optimal supply of local public goods and services
lesson12: Local public goods and services: Tax competition
lesson13: Pollution and externalities
lesson14: Urban quality-of-life measurement
lesson15: Recap

With assignments and a final examination.

We are going to read the latest news and articles published in the New York Times, The Economist, etc., that are related to our lecture. 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Textbook: Jan K. Brueckner, Lectures on Urban Economics, The MIT Press, 2011
Reference Books:
「1」佐藤泰裕著「都市経済学の招待状 」(新版)、有斐閣、2023年
「2」金本良嗣・藤原徹著「都市経済学(第2版)」、東洋経済新報社、2016年 
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Class,etc.
 
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Preparation and
Review
Please preview the chapters of related topics in our text or reference books, and try to solve the exercises in the textbook after each lecture. 
Requirements Basic knowledge of microeconomics and calculus are preferred. 
Grading Method Assignments 30%(weight), Final examination 50%(weight) and Classroom performance 20%(weight) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message Questions or consultations about the lecture are available at the rest time or by email. Office hours are also available. 
Other The textbook and slides are in English, and the lectures are given in English and Japanese. Both languages are interchangeably used. 
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