ECON377
URBAN ECONOMICS
- Department
- Economics
- Terms offered
- 11
- Data refreshed
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
This course is designed to acquaint students with urban economic analysis through reading and presenting a selective sample of research articles. It will cover topics such as the economic theory of cities, agglomeration economies, urban growth, housing market, racial housing segregation, neighborhood effects, urban public schools, and urban problems (e.g., crime, poverty, and congestion). The course has two goals: (1) it provides students with a basic understanding of the economics of cities and urban problems; and (2) it introduces to students research techniques used in urban economics and related fields.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2015–2025
2005 2025
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 11% chance, high confidence. Alternating-year pattern: Spring in 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 (9 spring terms observed). | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 86% chance, high confidence. Alternating-year pattern: Spring in 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 (10 spring terms observed). | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 10% chance, high confidence. Alternating-year pattern: Spring in 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 (11 spring terms observed). | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 87% chance, high confidence. Alternating-year pattern: Spring in 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025 (12 spring terms observed). | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2025 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM JC117 2025
- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM JC102 2011
- Tue, Fri, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM JC204 2009
- Tue, Thu, 9:00 AM–10:15 AM JC106 2007
- Mon, Thu, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM JC215 2005
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | Junfu Zhang | Lecture | 1 | 6 of 10 enrolled | 33846 |
| Spring 2023 | Junfu Zhang | Lecture | 1 | 10 of 12 enrolled | 32317 |
| Spring 2021 | Junfu Zhang | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 20 enrolled | 38471 |
| Spring 2019 | Junfu Zhang | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 16 enrolled | 37118 |
| Spring 2017 | Junfu Zhang | Lecture | 1 | 14 of 15 enrolled | 35765 |
| Spring 2015 | Junfu Zhang | Lecture | 1 | 11 of 15 enrolled | 34047 |
| Spring 2013 | Junfu Zhang | Lecture | 1 | 12 of 20 enrolled | 32260 |
| Spring 2011 | Junfu Zhang | Lecture | 1 | 6 of 20 enrolled | 40035 |
| Spring 2009 | Junfu Zhang | Lecture | 1 | 22 of 30 enrolled | 36669 |
| Spring 2007 | Junfu Zhang | Lecture | 1 | 7 of 20 enrolled | 35241 |
| Spring 2005 | John C. Brown | Lecture | 1 | 13 of 50 enrolled | 32416 |