Assignment in Pairs based on Readings week2 and week3 (one or two pages per student, maximum four pages)
Please post the two urban economic periods that you will develop for the W3 Assignment Discussion. Listed and why do you choose these periods
Each group chooses two economic periods of the NYC urban economic growth and decline cycles from Edward Glaeser Paper:
The early city and the rise to dominance
The immigrant city
The rise of the Information city
Describe the cycle focusing on the following items using charts and essay form:
Population & Immigration (include quantitative metrics)
Periods of economic growth & decline (including metrics) and timeline
Main industries, Import & Export and employment (include metrics)
Main urban transportation and infrastructure systems implemented.
Choose one main NYC company of this period, and explain the economic growth and decline process (if applicable). Please find a shortlist of case studies.
Finance/ Bank
JP Morgan
Bank of New York
Wall Street
Others
Sugar Industry:
Domino
Revere
Rhinelander
Arbuckle’s coffee, Ariosa roasting coffee
Garment Industry
Macy’s
Jewish garment small business
Ridley’s
Printing/editing industry
New York times
Instruments
Steinway Piano
Grain
Grain Red hook terminal