Faculty: G. Mildner, M. Fogarty, G. Hough, L. Lutzenhiser, S. Martin, T. Rufolo, E. Seltzer, J. Strathman, N. Toulan
Economic Development is concerned with the factors that lead to differential rates of economic development at various spatial scales: within and between nations, states, regions, cities, and neighborhoods. In analyzing these differences, issues such as the meaning of economic development, who gains and who loses from various changes, as well as analysis of policies to promote economic development, are addressed. The Center for Urban Studies and Institute for Portland Metropolitan Studies offer research opportunities in this field
