Course

Real Estate Economics and Public Policy - ECON5330

Faculty: UNSW Business School

School: School of Economics

Course Outline: ECON5330 Course Outline

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite:COMM5005 AND ECON5103

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

The theory of urban land and housing markets, and the spatial development of cities. The roles played by transportation systems and local governments in shaping urban location patterns. Interregional competition, economic development, and the migration of labour and capital. Also looks at the inter-relationship between property and business cycles and effects of macro-economic policy. The course will provide an historical context for these issues, including for example the major property boom and bust of the 2000s.
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