Economic theory suggests that the variation in academic salaries across institutions in part reflects compensating differences associated with variation in the levels of local "quality of life" factors such as environmental quality and the provision of local public services. This paper presents...

This paper demonstrates a relationship between migration and public policy and suggests a role for migration in regional development. Numerous studies have analyzed the relationship between migration and specific aspects of public policy, and simultaneous equations models have included public...

During the past two decades, cities have turned increasingly to historic preservation of residential and commercial property as a method to help revive declining metropolitan areas. Sacramento, California, established historical preservation districts in an attempt to protect and maintain older...