Regional and Urban Economics, Policy and Governance

Our interdisciplinary faculty study issues at the intersection of place and policy, drawing insights from a variety of perspectives including urban and regional economics, geography, planning, criminology, and sociology. We often partner with federal, state, and local governments to better understand how context matters for the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policies and programs.

Faculty Experts

Recent Research

All Research
Mortgage Borrowing and Chronic Disease Outcomes in Older Age: Evidence from Biomarker Data in the Health and Retirement Study
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B
2024
Stephanie Moulton examines the extent to which older adults use home equity to help manage the costs associated with a chronic disease in older age and how such borrowing can affect their ability to manage the disease. 
Polluting under the Radar: Emissions, Inequality, and Concrete Batch Plants in Houston
Environmental Science & Technology
2023
Alex Hollingsworth and colleagues show that concrete batch plants in Houston, TX are collectively a large source of pollution, emitting between 38 and 111 tons of primary PM2.5 emissions annually and being disproportionately located in census tracts with more low-income, Hispanic, and Black populations.
What Side of Town? How Proximity to Critical Survival Factors Affects Rural Business Longevity
Growth and Change
2023
Professor Ned Hill examines the impact of proximity to fixed assets on rural business survival during the Great Recession, finding that factors like highway proximity and industry agglomeration play crucial roles in different sectors.

Regional and Urban Economics, Policy and Governance Studies at the Glenn College

Programs:

Coursework:

    • 4310 – State and Local Government Finance
    • 5030 – An Introduction to Local Government
    • 5400 – Planning for Housing
    • 5506 – Administration of Criminal Justice
    • 5531 – Economic Development Policy and Practice
    • 5750 – Business and Government Relationship
    • 5900 – Food Systems Planning and the Economy

    Programs:

    Coursework:

    • 5030 – An Introduction to Local Government
    • 5506 – Administration of Criminal Justice
    • 5400 – Planning for Housing
    • 5531 – Economic Development Policy and Practice
    • 5750 – Business and Government Relationship
    • 5900 – Food Systems Planning and the Economy
    • 6030 – Public Sector Economics

    • 7507 – Criminal Justice Policy

    • 7508 – Juvenile Justice System Policy

    • 7509 – Disaster Preparation and Response

    • 7531 – Economic Development Policy

    • 7535 – Markets and Mandates: The Political Economy of Regulation, Deregulation and Reregulation

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