On the Role of Amenities in Models of Migration and Regional Development

Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 71-87, 1989

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Thomas Andrew Knapp

Pennsylvania State University

Philip E. Graves

University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics

Date Written: 1989

Abstract

We summarize a considerable body of recent literature on the role of amenities in regional growth and decline, finding amenities to be of increasing importance to the growth and decline of regions. It is likely that amenity forces become more important as the development process proceeds.

Keywords: migration, regional growth, regional decline, amenities, development

JEL Classification: R11, R12, R13, R14

Suggested Citation

Knapp, Thomas Andrew and Graves, Philip E., On the Role of Amenities in Models of Migration and Regional Development (1989). Journal of Regional Science, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 71-87, 1989, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1438704

Thomas Andrew Knapp

Pennsylvania State University ( email )

University Park
State College, PA 16802
United States

Philip E. Graves (Contact Author)

University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics ( email )

Campus Box 256
Boulder, CO 80309-0256
United States