交通経済学   Transportation Economics

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担当教員
福田 大輔 
使用教室
木7-8(M5会議室M5-MeetingRoom)  
単位数
講義:1  演習:0  実験:0
講義コード
61066
シラバス更新日
2014年10月1日
講義資料更新日
2014年10月1日
アクセス指標
学期
後期
補足資料

講義概要

-Study the economic framework to analyze the supply and demand for transportation
-Study how principles of economics can be applied to evaluate the effects of transportation plans and/or policies
1. Introduction of Economic Theory for Transportation Studies
2. Transportation Demand: Case of Divisible Goods
3. Transportation Demand: Case of Discrete Goods
4. Firm Production and Cost in Transportation
5. Congestion Pricing: Theory and Practice
6. Emergence of Cities and Agglomeration
7. Land Use Pattern in a City: Urban Spatial Structure

講義の目的

-Study the economic framework to analyze the supply and demand for transportation
-Study how principles of economics can be applied to evaluate the effects of transportation plans and/or policies

講義計画

1. Introduction of Economic Theory for Transportation Studies
2. Transportation Demand: Case of Divisible Goods
3. Transportation Demand: Case of Discrete Goods
4. Firm Production and Cost in Transportation
5. Congestion Pricing: Theory and Practice
6. Emergence of Cities and Agglomeration
7. Land Use Pattern in a City: Urban Spatial Structure
8. Final Examination

教科書・参考書等

-Varian, H.R. “Microeconomic Analysis,” Norton, 1992.
-McCarthy, P. “Transportation Economics,” Blackwell, 2001.
-Small, K. and Verhoef, E. “The Economics of Urban Transportation,” Routledge, 2007.
-Jara-Diaz, S. “Transport Economic Theory,” Elsevier, 2007.
-Brueckner, J. “Lectures on Urban Economics,” The MIT Press, 2011.
and some relevant research papers.

関連科目・履修の条件等

Prior Recommendation:
-Some chapters in the above-mentioned books are recommended to be studies prior to each class (announced by email or by OCW). The lectures will be done based on this preparation.
-Several research papers related to each class topic will be circulated in advance and strongly recommended to be read prior to each class.

成績評価

Assignments (40%), Final Exam (60%)

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