Spring 2024 Economics GU4230 section 001

ECONOMICS OF NEW YORK CITY

ECONOMICS OF NYC

Call Number 13960
Day & Time
Location
TR 10:10am-11:25am
614 Schermerhorn Hall [SCH]
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Donald R Davis
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description Prerequisites: ECON UN3211 and ECON UN3213 and STAT Un1201 This course takes New York as our laboratory. Economics is about individual choice subject to constraints and the ways that choices sum up to something often much more than the parts. The fundamental feature of any city is the combination of those forces that bring people together and those that push them apart. Thus both physical and social space will be central to our discussions. The underlying theoretical and empirical analysis will touch on spatial aspects of urban economics, regional, and even international economics. We will aim to see these features in New York City taken as a whole, as well as in specific neighborhoods of the city. We will match these theoretical and empirical analyses with readings that reflect close observation of specific subjects. The close observation is meant to inspire you to probe deeply into a topic in order that the tools and approaches of economics may illuminate these issues in a fresh way.
Web Site Vergil
Department Economics
Enrollment 41 students (110 max) as of 9:06PM Thursday, February 6, 2025
Subject Economics
Number GU4230
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Open To Schools of the Arts, Barnard College, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Engineering:Graduate, GSAS, Global Programs, General Studies, SIPA, Professional Studies
Section key 20241ECON4230W001