Brueckner, Jan K.; Neumark, David - Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB), Facultat … - 2011
that connects such rent extraction to the level of local amenities. Specifically, although migration of taxpayers limits … the extent of rent-seeking, public-sector workers may be able to extract higher rents in regions where high amenities mute … and local amenities, and we test the model’s predictions by analyzing variation in these wage differentials and amenities …