{"product_id":"a-companion-to-urban-economics-paperback-softback-9781405179683","title":"A Companion to Urban Economics (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405179683","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Urban Economics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard J. Arnott (Edited by), RJ Arnott (Author), Daniel P. McMillen (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405179683, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 December 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e608 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.8 x 17.3 x 3.1 cm, 1.034 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Provides a broader and more accessible summary of the state of economists’ knowledge about cities...succeeds marvelously in its stated task of providing a fascinating set of essays...an enjoyable book that is a significant contribution to the field.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJournal of Regional Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Urban Economics\u003c\/i\u003e provides a state-of-the-art overview of this field, communicating its intellectual richness through a diverse portfolio of authors and topics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnique in both its rigor and international treatment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn ideal supplementary textbook in upper-level undergraduate urban economics courses, or in master's level and professional courses, providing students with the necessary foundation to tackle more advanced topics in urban economics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains contributions from the world’s leading urban economists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I URBANIZATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Micro-Empirics of Agglomeration Economies 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStuart S. Rosenthal and William C. Strange\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Human Capital Externalities in Cities: Identification and Policy Issues 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilles Duranton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The First Cities 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArthur O’Sullivan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Cross-Country Patterns of Urban Development 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Malpezzi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II URBAN LAND USE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Spatial Pattern of Land Use in the United States 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElena G. Irwin and Nancy E. Bockstael\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Monocentric Cities 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarvin Kraus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Space in General Equilibrium 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarcus Berliant and Courtney LaFountain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Testing for Monocentricity 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel P. McMillen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III HOUSING AND REAL ESTATE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Economic Theory of Housing Tenure Choice 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFranz Hubert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Housing Policy: Low-Income Households in France 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne Laferrère and David Le Blanc\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Housing Demand: An International Perspective 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiki Seko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Discrimination in Mortgage Lending 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnthony M. Yezer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Commercial Real Estate 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Geltner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Housing Price Indexes 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBradford Case\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV URBAN TRANSPORTATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Urban Transport Economic Theory 245\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYoshitsugu Kanemoto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Urban Passenger Travel Demand 261\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndré de Palma, Robin Lindsey, and Nathalie Picard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Urban Transportation and Land Use 281\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn F. McDonald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Urban Transport Policies: The Dutch Struggle with Market Failures and Policy Failures 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePiet Rietveld\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V URBAN PUBLIC ECONOMICS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Financing Cities 311\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert P. Inman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Strategic Interaction among Governments 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan K. Brueckner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Property and Land Taxation 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Douglas Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 A Theory of Municipal Corporate Governance with an Application to Land-Use Regulation 372\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam A. 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