ECON 120 Urban Reg Econ UCSB

Economics 120 Urban and Regional Economics, Winter 2007 Instructor: Jon Sonstelie, jon@econ.ucsb.edu, 893-2242 Lectures: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 1:50 p.m., South Hall 1430 Office Hours: Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., North Hal

Economics 120 Urban and Regional Economics, Spring 2007 Instructor: Jon Sonstelie, jon@econ.ucsb.edu, 893-2242 Lectures: MWF, 12:00 p.m. to 12:50 p.m., Building 387, Room 101 Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., North Hall 2038

Spring 2007 Research Project Second Handout Economics 120 For your first appointment with me, you brought a map and Table DP-3 for both your census tract and its MSA. For your second appointment, I\'d like to see six tables, which you construct you

Transportation expenditures differ dramatically across states. In 2002, California spent about the same amount per capita on transportation as the rest of the country (Table 8.1). However, New York spent two-thirds more than California and more than

Economics 120 Urban Economics Jon Sonstelie What is Urban? King City San Francisco What\'s the difference? Goals Spark your curiosity about cities Show you how economics is applied Get you involved Week 1, Jan 8 Jan. 12 Monday: Introduction Wednes

Your Paper Paper copy to me Email electronic copy to jon@econ.ucsb.edu Returned during final exam Preview Next 3 lectures: Housing Market Today: Buying a house Monday: Owning vs. renting Wednesday: Speculation and bubbles A Starter House in CA Sale

Todays Topics The market for public school quality Californias Academic Performance Index School District Choice Urban areas have many school districts Families choose a school district when they choose where to live What Do We See? Many districts

Spring 2007 Class Project First Handout Economics 120 Each student selects a neighborhood and writes a description of the neighborhood and its residents. At a minimum, the description must have these four elements: 1. A physical description of the

The Facts We Want to Explain Unemployment Rates, 2003 Age White Black Hisp. Asian 16 - 19 15.2% 33.0% 20.0% 17.5% 20 - 24 8.4% 19.8% 10.2% 9.0% 25 - 54 4.4% 8.7% 6.5% 5.4% 55 - 64 3.8% 6.3% 5.7% 5.5% The Spatial Mismatch Hypothesis Black youth livin