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POPULATION GROWTH IN HIGH-AMENITY NONMETROPOLITAN AREAS: WHAT'S THE PROGNOSIS?
- Source :
- Journal of Regional Science; Dec2011, Vol. 51 Issue 5, p863-879, 17p, 6 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- ABSTRACT This paper examines the continued strong population growth in U.S. nonmetropolitan areas possessing high levels of natural amenities during the 1990s and the reasons for near convergence of growth across the top tiers of the amenity hierarchy. Based on estimated parsimonious spatial hedonic growth regressions, strong demand for high-amenity areas continued in the 1990s, but the converging of population growth across the top tiers appeared related to capitalization of amenity differences among the tiers into factor prices. Yet, evidence obtained from controlling for spatial effects suggests that the relative quality of life in the top two tiers had deteriorated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- POPULATION
ECONOMIC development
ECONOMIC activity
QUALITY of life
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00224146
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Regional Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 67459443
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9787.2011.00734.x