Economic Geography (EC 361 002)

Monday/Wednesday 2:30 to 3:50 in Harder 101

Syllabus

US Metropolitan Areas

Project 2 on Urban Economics is due on Friday, May 1st | SF3 Economic Variables

Links: Census 1990 and 2000 data | National Historic GIS shape files and data

Exam 2 is on Tuesday, May 5th at 1:30 PM in Harder 101
and is based on the material that has been covered since Spring Break.

 

 

Map Design Guidelines

Data Sources:

International: UN Human Development Reports | International Monetary Fund
Food and Agricultural Organization |Photius

Counties:

Census 2000 State or County Data | SF3 Economic Variables


Counties Basic Information - one variable for all counties (Description)
County Data Books - one variable for all counties | Historical County Data Books (1944 - 2000)

Recent Census Bureau Data (includes some business data - one county at a time)
CenStats (more from Census Bureau - one county at a time)
City or County data (tons of information - one county at a time)

Unemployment Rates from BLS (time-series)

Create Customized Maps (states, counties, MSA's) from BLS (click "Maps" on right side of page)