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Falling commuting costs, amenity advantages, and suburbanization

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  • Chunhua Wang, 2010. "Falling commuting costs, amenity advantages, and suburbanization," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 45(2), pages 351-364, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:anresc:v:45:y:2010:i:2:p:351-364
    DOI: 10.1007/s00168-009-0308-5
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    Keywords

    Commuting costs; Local public good; Amenity advantage; Community; Suburbanization; R14; R23; H73;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • R14 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Land Use Patterns
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
    • H73 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Interjurisdictional Differentials and Their Effects

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