On the role of amenities in models of migration and regional development

The role of location-specific amenities in human migration decisions, and subsequently regional development, is explored. A framework is developed which motivates a new assessment of existing alternative models of regional development, indicating the need for additional modeling efforts which focus...

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Published in:Journal of regional science 1989-02, Vol.29 (1), p.71-87
Main Authors: Knapp, T.A. (Penn State University), Graves, P.E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AIRE DE LOISIR
ALQUILERES
Area planning & development
Behavior
Bgi / Prodig
Capitalization
Consumption
Costs and Cost Analysis
Decision Making
Demography
DESARROLLO REGIONAL
Development
DEVELOPPEMENT REGIONAL
ECONOMIA
Economics
ECONOMIE
Emigration and Immigration
Geography
Housing
Human geography
LOYER
Marketing of Health Services
MIGRACION
MIGRATION
MOBILITE DE LA MAIN D'OEUVRE
MODELE
MODELOS
Models, Theoretical
MOVILIDAD LABORAL
OFERTA Y DEMANDA
OFFRE ET DEMANDE
Political and economic geography
Population
Population Dynamics
PRECIOS
PRISE DE DECISION
PRIX
Regional
Regional economy and planning
REMUNERATION
Residence Characteristics
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
SALARIOS
Social research
Socioeconomic Factors
Supply & demand
TEORIAS ECONOMICAS
THEORIE ECONOMIQUE
TOMA DE DECISIONES
Wages & salaries
ZONAS RECREATIVAS
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Summary:The role of location-specific amenities in human migration decisions, and subsequently regional development, is explored. A framework is developed which motivates a new assessment of existing alternative models of regional development, indicating the need for additional modeling efforts which focus upon amenities as critical elements in such analyses. The approach hinges upon the notion that amenity values are capitalized into wages, rents, or other local prices. This process of capitalization enables researchers to explore the implicit value that society places upon amenities, which can then be used in assessing future regional-development trends in a more comprehensive manner
ISSN:0022-4146
1467-9787
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-9787.1989.tb01223.x