Migration and implicit amenity markets: Does incomplete compensation matter?

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 289-307

  Clark, David E ^a   Herrin, William E ^b   Knapp, Thomas A ^c   White, Nancy E ^d  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hedonic amenity compensation; Migration; Spatial equilibrium models

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION SYSTEM; MIGRATION; MODELING; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EID: 0041566676     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/3.3.289     Document Type: Article

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