Urban Economics

ARTHUR O’SULLIVAN 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 O’Sullivan’s 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.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsPart I: Introduction and Key Concepts1. Introduction2. Key Concepts of Urban EconomicsPart II: Market Forces in the Development of Cities3. Trading and Factory Towns4. Agglomeration Economies5. Where Do Cities Develop?6. Consumer Cities and Central Place Theory7. Cities in a Regional Economy8. The Urban Labor Market9. The First CitiesPart III: Urban Land Use and Housing10. Land Rent and Manufacturing Land Use11. Office Space and Tall Buildings12. Housing Prices and Residential Land Use13. Distribution of Jobs and People14. The Monocentric City and Urban General Equilibrium15. Neighborhoods16. Land Policy17. Urban HousingPart IV: Urban Transportation18. Cars and Roads19. Public TransitPart V: Local Government, Education, and Crime20. Role of Local Government21. Local Government Revenue22. Education23. Crime24. Models of Microeconomics