Why is central Paris rich and downtown Detroit poor? An amenity-based theory

European Economic Review

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-107

  Brueckner, Jan K ^a   Thisse, Jacques François ^b,c   Zenou, Yves ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PANTHÉON ASSAS   (France)

Author keywords

Central city; Income; Location

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; INCOME; LOCATION THEORY; METHODOLOGY;

FRANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032986063     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(98)00019-1     Document Type: Article

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