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Transportation and economics. 
Urban transportation is a theme of urban economics 
because it affects land-use patterns as transportation affects the relative accessibility of different 
sites.
Housing and public policy. 
Housing and public policy relate to urban economics as 
housing is a unique type of commodity. Because housing is immobile, when a household 
chooses a dwelling, it is also choosing a location. Urban economists analyze the location choices 
of households in conjunction with the market effects of housing policies.
Government expenditures and taxes. 
The final theme of local government expenditures 
and taxes relates to urban economics as it analyzes the efficiency of the fragmented local 
governments presiding in metropolitan areas. 
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Besides urban economics there can be distinguished so called 
rural economics
, which is
 
the study of rural economies, including: farm and non-farm industry; economic growth, 
development, and change; size and spatial distribution of production and household units and 
interregional trade; land use; housing and non-housing as to supply and demand; migration and 
(de)population; finance; government policies as to development, investment, regulation, and 
transportation; general-equilibrium and welfare analysis, for example, system interdependencies 
and rural-urban income disparities.
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_economics) 
 
4. Say if the sentences concerning Text 5A are true or false. 
1.
Urban economics is broadly the economic study of rural areas. 
2.
Urban economics involves economic tools to analyze crime, education, housing, etc. 
3.
Urban economics is a branch of macroeconomics. 
4.
Urban economics is divided into three related themes. 
5.
Geographical location of the firm does not influence its market 
performance. 
6.
The urban economist seeks to analyze the spatial organization of 
activities within the cities. 
7.
Transport does not affect accessibility of different sites. 
8.
Housing is a unique type of commodity, but it is mobile and that‘s why location is 
unimportant.