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Readings

Lec# 1: Review of Public Goods

Tiebout, Charles. "A Pure Theory of Local Expenditures." The Journal of Political Economy (October 1956): pp. 416-424.
     
Landis, John, Lan Deng, and Michael Riley. "Growth Management Revisited." University of California, Institute for Urban and Regional Development, working paper, 2000-02, pp. 1-48.
     
Lec# 2: The Specific Case of Zoning

Garvin, Andrew. The American City: What Works, What Doesn't. Pp. 356-381.
      
Kayden, Jerold. Privately Owned Public Space: The New York City Experience. Pp. 7-60.
     
Lec# 3: Urban Structure

Krugman, Paul. "Space: The Final Frontier." The Journal of Economic Perspectives (Spring 1998): 161-174.
     
Davis, Donald R., and David E. Weinstein. "Bones, Bombs and Break Points: The Geography of Economic Activity." National Bureau of Economic Research, Working Paper No. 8517. October 2001.
     
Gaspar, Jess, and Edward L. Glaeser. "Information Technology and the Future of Cities." Journal of Urban Economics (1998): pp. 136-156.
     
Lec# 4: Getting Through NYC's Fiscal Crisis

"Understanding New York City's Budget: A Guide." New York City Independent Budget Office. November 28, 2001.

"Budget Options for New York City." New York City Independent Budget Office. April 2002.
     
Lec# 5: Basic International Trade Theory

Freeman, Richard B. "Are Your Wages Set in Beijing?" The Journal of Economic Perspectives (Summer 1995): pp. 15-32.

Lec# 6: Implementation of Labor Standards

Rodrik, Dani. "Has Globalization Gone Too Far?" Pp. 1-35.
     
Barnet, Richard J. and John Cavanagh. "Global Dreams: Imperial Corporations and the New World Order." Pp. 283-309.
     
O'Rourke, Dara. "Lessons in Monitoring Apparel Production Around the World." In Dollars and Sense. Sept./Oct. 2001, pp. 14-17 and 46.

Lec# 7: Basic Investment Theory

Weitzman, Martin L. "Gamma Discounting." American Economic Review, no. 1 (1999): pp. 260-271.