Community choice and local public services: A discrete choice approach

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-73

  Nechyba, Thomas J ^a,b   Strauss, Robert P ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community choice; Discrete choice models; Education; JEL classification: H73; R20; Tiebout hypothesis

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CHOICE; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SERVICE PROVISION;

USA, NEW JERSEY, CAMDEN COUNTY;

EID: 0031922516     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0462(97)00013-6     Document Type: Article

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