© Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt
Last updated: 10/2024
These lecture slides are used in the course Quantitative Spatial Economics, which I teach to PhD students at the Berlin School of Economics and ambitious MSc students at Humboldt University. The course focuses on applied work, with an emphasis on coding, particularly in writing numerical solvers. A significant part of the learning experience occurs through coursework that builds on replication directories and toolkits available on my GitHub page. The course is taught during the German summer term when I also co-organize the Berlin School of Economics Quantitative Spaital Economics Research Seminar and is open to visiting PhD students.
I hope you understand that due to time constraints, I cannot provide further explanations or feedback unless you are enrolled in the course
You are free to use the content from these slides, provided appropriate credit is given. When doing so, please cite the slides as:
Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M. (2024): Lecture slides on "Quantitative Spatial Economics". https://github.com/Ahlfeldt/Lectures-QuantitativeSpatialEconomics
| Lecture | Content | Related toolkit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosen-Roback, Compensating differentials in the quantitative Glaeser-Gottlieb (2009) framework | GG2009 |
| 2 | Alonso-Mills-Muth, Monocentric city model | AHS2023 |
| 3 | Ahlfeldt & Barr, 2022 I, From stylized to quantitative models | AB2022 |
| 4 | Ahlfeldt & Barr, 2022 II, Numerical solution algorithms | AB2022 |
| 5 | Discrete choice, Preference heterogeneity (ε) | ABRS ABRSQOL |
| 6 | Ahlfeldt, Redding, Sturm & Wolf I, The model | ARSW2015 |
| 7 | Ahlfeldt, Redding, Sturm & Wolf II, Quantification | ARSW2015 |
| 8 | Ahlfeldt, Redding, Sturm & Wolf III, Counterfactuals | ARSW2015 |
| 9 | Redding & Rossi-Hansberg (2017), Quantitative economic geography I | n/a |
| 10 | Redding & Rossi-Hansberg (2017), Quantitative economic geography II | n/a |
| 11 | Monte, Redding & Rossi-Hansberg (2018) I, Quantification | MRRH2018 |
| 12 | Monte, Redding & Rossi-Hansberg (2018) II, Counterfactuals | MRRH2018 |
| Directory | File | Description | Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
Ahlfeldt_-_QSE_codebook.pdf |
Codebook containing definitions of model objects, key equilibrium conditions, and pseudo-code for the central paper covered in the course | - | |
slides |
Folder slecture slides | - | |
slides |
Ahlfeldt_-_QSE_-_XX.pdf |
Lecture slides on topic XX | - |