There is something called urban economics. Bill Tabb used to do good work in that field.
On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 08:54:34AM -0500, Charles Brown wrote: > Is there a category of "municipal economics" ? > > CB > > Michael Perelman; > > Giggle. This number might have some meaning if ALL the wages were spend > within the city > for goods made in the city from products made in the city & then the money > spent would be > respent within the confines of the city. > > > On Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 12:03:56PM -0500, Michael Hoover wrote: > > pen-l replies to my query much appreciated (and belated thanks to jim > > devine for comments on gresham's law and u.s. dollar), i have another > > question... michael hoover > > > > what should one make of mainstream newspaper article or business page > > advert that reads: > > "_____'s (fill in city name) manufacturing workers produce $4.25 in > > value over and above every dollar they get in wages." > > -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
