Urban Economics - Hardcover

O'Sullivan, Arthur

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0072487844 ISBN 13: 9780072487848

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2002

Synopsis

Arthur O’Sullivan’s Urban Economics is the market-leading text for this course. Throughout the book, the author uses simple economic analysis to explain why cities exist, where they develop, how they grow, and how different activities are arranged within cities. O’Sullivan also explores the economics of urban problems and policies related to poverty, housing, transportation, education, and crime. The author has updated added to the material on theory, empirics, and policy discussion as well as streamlined the discussion throughout.

About this title

About the Author:

ARTHUR OSULLIVAN is a professor of Economics at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. After receiving his B.S. degree in economics from the University of Oregon, he spent two years in the Peace Corps, working with city planners in the Philippines. He received his Ph.D. degree in economics from Princeton University in 1981 and taught at the University of California, Davis, and Oregon State University, winning teaching awards at both schools. He is the Robert B. Pamplin Junior Professor of Economics at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, where he teaches microeconomics and urban economics. He is the coauthor of the introductory textbook, Economics: Principles and Tools, currently in its eighth edition.Professor OSullivans research explores economic issues concerning urban land use, environmental protection, and public policy. His articles appear in many economics journals, including Journal of Urban Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, National Tax Journal, Journal of Public Economics, and Journal of Law and Economics.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0072487844
• ISBN 13: 9780072487848
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 624