Urban Economics Course
This course equips you with essential urban economics knowledge to tackle housing markets, zoning laws, transit systems, taxation, and industry clusters. You'll master practical tools, data analysis techniques, and real-world datasets to assess policies, direct investments, and promote fairer, more efficient cities in Ghanaian and global contexts.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain a practical understanding of city dynamics in this Urban Economics Course. Study firm locations, industry clusters, labour markets, and commuting. Examine land use, zoning, housing supply, and local public finance. Understand how transport, congestion, and transit affect accessibility and property values. Work with real urban data, GIS tools, and straightforward empirical methods for policy analysis.
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Develop skills
- Assess urban inequality by evaluating gentrification, displacement, and housing policies.
- Model local tax systems, analysing property, sales, and business tax competition.
- Utilise GIS and urban datasets to map jobs, rents, transit, and spatial access.
- Apply urban econometrics techniques like DiD, hedonic pricing, and policy regressions.
- Evaluate zoning and transit impacts on land use, accessibility, and development.
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