Are you interested in understanding the economic processes that shape cities and regions, the spatial choices of households and firms, spatial differences and inequalities, and how policy, institutions and spatial planning influence urban and regional development and land-use patterns?
The minor Spatial Economics offers students an integrated perspective on the spatial dimensions of economic processes and the economic analysis of space, focusing on both theory and application. Combining insights from economics, geography and spatial planning, students learn how cities and regions function, why economic activities are spatially concentrated, and how individual choices made by households and businesses are related to broader patterns of urban and regional development. The minor explicitly addresses the role of institutions, policy and spatial planning in shaping spatial outcomes.