title: On the role of amenities in models of migration and regional development.
abstract: "The role of location-specific amenities in human migration decisions, and subsequently regional development, is explored.  A framework is developed which motivates a new assessment of existing alternative models of regional development, indicating the need for additional modeling efforts which focus upon amenities as critical elements in such analyses.  The approach hinges upon the notion that amenity values are capitalized into wages, rents, or other local prices.  This process of capitalization enables researchers to explore the implicit value that society places upon amenities, which can then be used in assessing future regional-development trends in a more comprehensive manner."
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Knapp
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Graves
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005843:Geography; D006798:Housing; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Behavior; Capital; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Housing--cost; Macroeconomic Factors; Marketing; Migration; Models, Theoretical; Population; Population Dynamics; Pricing; Research Methodology; Residence Characteristics; Spatial Distribution; Standard Of Living; Theoretical Studies; Wages; World