About this course
What determines how cities develop? How do governments impact the location decisions of households and firms? Use economic theories to understand the choices facing local governments on current issues such as public good provision, education, childcare, public transit, housing, crime, taxation, incentives for businesses, sustainability, and local finance. This course provides you with an insight into the structure and local expectations towards the role of the government in the economy using Copenhagen and other major European cities as case studies.
Syllabus
Pre-requisites
One intermediate microeconomics course at university level.
Faculty
Angel L. Vidal
FacultyLaw studies (University of Madrid). Course of Democratic Development and Governance (Stanford University). Expert on Local Economic & Social Development & Capacity Building, United Nations, 1988-2007. Former Adviser to the National Association of Local Authorities of Spain. International consultant. External lecturer at DIS since 2009. Faculty member at DIS since 2014.
Edwin Romein
FacultyM.Sc. Economics (Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1999); M.A. Art History (Leiden University, 2000); M.A. Philosophy (Erasmus University Rotterdam, 2003). PhD candidate (Philosophy, Erasmus University Rotterdam). Consultant, researcher and educator since 2001. Lecturer at Netherlands School of Public Administration (2001-2007), Copenhagen Business School (2015-2021), Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen (2015-2021), University College Freiburg (2021), MAD Academy (since 2021). Areas of interest sustainability, cities and food systems transitions. With DIS since 2014.