Determinants of residential location choice: How important are local public goods in attracting homeowners to central city locations?

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 97-120

  Bayoh, Isaac ^a   Irwin, Elena G ^a   Haab, Timothy ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMEOWNER; HOUSING; LOGIT ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SUBURBANIZATION;

COLUMBUS [OHIO]; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745939967     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-4146.2006.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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