Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/98709
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
CAWM Discussion Paper No. 71
Publisher: 
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Centrum für Angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung (CAWM), Münster
Abstract: 
This paper extends existing research on regional quality of life in Germany by newly estimating the role of region-specific (dis-)amenities in the determination of regional housing rents and wages. Different from previous studies, the empirical analysis draws on functional labor market areas recently delineated by Kosfeld and Werner [Raumf Raumordn (2012) 70: 49-64] rather than administrative jurisdictions, circumventing problems of spatial autocorrelation. Consistent with cross-region spatial equilibrium, the results indicate that labor market area heterogeneity in housing rents and wages is closely related to differences in non-market attributes that affect household utility. The results enable the construction of a comprehensive ranking of regional quality of life which can be directly compared to the findings of previous studies.
Subjects: 
Functional labor market areas
Non-market (dis-)amenities
Spatial equilibrium analysis
Quality of Life
Spatial autocorrelation
JEL: 
R13
R21
R23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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