Class slides for PAI786 – Urban Policy (Spring 2016)

Lecture 1 – Introduction

Lecture 2 – Evaluating Social Programs

Lecture 3 – Housing Concepts, Household Bids

Lecture 4 – Household Sorting and Neighborhood Amenities

Lecture 5 – Neighborhood Change

Lecture 6 – Overview of Housing Markets

Lecture 7 – Housing Problems and Federal Housing Programs

Lecture 8 – Homelessness

Lecture 9 – Race and Ethnicity, Prejudice and Discrimination

Lecture 10 – Housing Discrimination and Its Causes

Lecture 11 – Residential Segregation: Measurement, Causes, Consequences

Lecture 12 – Mortgage Markets and Predatory Lending

Lecture 13 – Discrimination in Mortgage Lending

Lecture 14 – Poverty: Concepts and Evidence

Lecture 15 – Concentrated Poverty

Lecture 16 – Welfare Programs and Principles of Welfare Policy

Lecture 17 – The New World of Welfare Policy

Lecture 18 – Urban Labor Markets

Lecture 19 – Human Capital Programs to Promote Community Development

Lecture 20 – Financial Capital Programs to Promote Community Development

Lecture 21 – Key Issues in Studying Urban Crime