Prof. Giovanni Prarolo

• Reference handbook and slides for the use of GIS will by provided by the instructor. Additional material (data/codes/etc.) will be distributed through Virtuale.

Argomenti del programma: The first module of the course introduces economists to the fundamentals of digital and spatial data and the tools used to analyze it. Beginning with an overview of spatial data and its importance in economic research, the course guides students through visualizing and interpreting geographic data.

• Reference handbook and slides for the use of GIS will by provided by the instructor. Additional material (data/codes/etc.) will be distributed through Virtuale.

Argomenti del programma: The first module of the course introduces economists to the fundamentals of digital and spatial data and the tools used to analyze it. Beginning with an overview of spatial data and its importance in economic research, the course guides students through visualizing and interpreting geographic data.

• Selected academic papers and policy-oriented readings will be assigned during the course. They may include contributions on agglomeration economies, housing supply, transport, neighbourhood effects, tourism, short-term rentals,…

Argomenti del programma: The course provides an introduction to urban and regional economics, with a specific emphasis on cities, urban markets and urban policy. After an introductory discussion on the historical emergence and evolution of cities, the course studies how economic forces shape the location choices of households and firms, the internal structure of cities, and the relationship between cities and their surrounding regions.