城市经济学研究在人口稠密的发达地区居民、工商企业和其它机构的布局类型:这些布局类型是如何产生和变化的;它们与联邦、州和地方政府的开支、税收和调节控制是怎样相互影响的;它们又是如何影响企业和居民的经济行为的。作为一门公认的经济学分支,城市经济学的历史还不到四分之一世纪。在1950年代前期,还没有一所大学培养专攻城市经济学的研究生。然而,城市经济学的理论渊源是较为久 Urban economics studies the types of layouts of residents, businesses, and other institutions in densely-populated, developed regions: how these types of layouts are created and changing; how they interact with federal, state, and local government spending, taxation, and regulatory controls ; How they affect the economic behavior of enterprises and residents again. As a recognized branch of economics, urban economics is less than a quarter-century old. In the early 1950s, no university had yet fostered graduate students specializing in urban economics. However, the theoretical origin of urban economics is relatively long