Journal of Economic Geography Advance Access originally published online on February 14, 2005
Journal of Economic Geography 2005 5(3):351-364; doi:10.1093/jnlecg/lbh061
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On the demand for city living
* Department of Economics, DePaul University, 1 East Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. email: wsander{at}depaul.edu
The determinants of whether households live in a central city or a suburb of a central city in the United States are examined. Particular attention is given to the relationship between college education and household location. It is shown that college education increases the probability that non-Hispanic white households live in central cities of relatively large metropolitan areas. The college education relationship with city location is shown to be negative for minority households.
Keywords: household, location, education,
JEL classifications: D19, I20, R20, R23
Date submitted: 12 August 2003
Date accepted: 21 September 2004