Economics
Household location in English cities
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This paper is the first to test an amenity-based sorting model for cities in England. We explore household location under both monocentric and polycentric assumptions about city structure. On average, we find no systematic relationship between income and household distance to the city centre. However, there are differences between cities, with a positive income-distance relationship in Birmingham and Leeds, and a negative relationship in Newcastle. Household heterogeneity is also important; for example, on average households with heads who are migrants live 25% closer to the centre than non-migrants. We also find that only the employed (and those above the poverty line) are influenced by the availability of public transport, which is in direct opposition to the US evidence.
Publication Title
Regional Science and Urban Economics
Publication Date
3-2019
Volume
75
First Page
120
Last Page
135
ISSN
0166-0462
DOI
10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2019.01.012
Keywords
amenities, cities, household location, income
Repository Citation
Cuberes, David; Roberts, Jennifer; and Sechel, Cristina, "Household location in English cities" (2019). Economics. 50.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_economics/50