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Varying costs of living as compensation for regional disparities in Germany

Varying costs of living as compensation for regional disparities in Germany
Cost of living ; Education ; Germany ; Methodology ; Region ; Regional disparities ; Theory

Agglomeration and regional costs of living

Agglomeration and regional costs of living
Agglomeration ; Core-periphery ; Cost of living ; Economic geography ; Model ; Peripheral region

Differentials in the cost of living

Differentials in the cost of living

Determinants of geographic living-cost differentials in the United States: an empirical note

Determinants of geographic living-cost differentials in the United States: an empirical note

Economic wellbeing and where we live : accounting for geographical cost-of-living differences in the US

Economic wellbeing and where we live : accounting for geographical cost-of-living differences in the US
Cost of living ; Economic indicators ; Family income ; Living standard ; Measurement ; Regional disparities ; United States of America ; Well-being

A note on the impact of right-to-work laws on the cost of living in the United States

A note on the impact of right-to-work laws on the cost of living in the United States

Geographic mobility and the cost of Living: an explanatory note

Geographic mobility and the cost of Living: an explanatory note

Education, cost of living and regional wage inequality in Brazil

Education, cost of living and regional wage inequality in Brazil
Brazil ; Cost of living ; Econometric model ; Educational level ; Living standard ; Regional disparities ; Wage ; Wage inequality

Plug-in shadow price estimates for policy analysis

Cost of living ; Cost-benefit analysis ; Economic policy ; Human capital ; Management ; Natural resources ; Pollution ; Price fixing ; Social cost ; Transport

Urbanization and vulnerable urban groups in Gaborone/Botswana

Botswana ; Food security ; Housing ; Land ; Living conditions ; Living standard ; Poverty ; Urbanization
This article examines two factors which are of major importance for urban poverty groups in Botswana: the costs the urban poor have to pay for housing, and the role assets like cattle and land play as safety elements in the urban livelihood system.

Optimal housing cost estimates for 177 U.S. metropolitan areas

Optimal housing cost estimates for 177 U.S. metropolitan areas
Cost of living ; Hedonistic model ; Housing cost ; Measurement ; Price fixing ; Town ; United States of America ; Well-being

A home is more than a house : environmental considerations in low cost housing development in Khayelitsha, Cape

A home is more than a house : environmental considerations in low cost housing development in Khayelitsha, Cape
An investigation in Khayelitsha, a large African township on the periphery of Cape Town, revealed the degree to which its residents were trapped, figuratively, within its confines during the course of their daily lives rather than taking advantage

Optimal facility placement and discriminatory congestion pricing in neighborhoods with different time costs

Optimal facility placement and discriminatory congestion pricing in neighborhoods with different time costs
Facilities ; Living standard ; Location ; Optimization ; Urban area ; Urban district ; Wage inequality

Demand-pull and cost-push effects on labor income in Turkey, 1973-90

Demand-pull and cost-push effects on labor income in Turkey, 1973-90
Economic policy ; Economic structure ; Economy ; Input-output model ; Living standard ; Multiplicator ; Production ; Turkey

A multivariate analysis of the determinants of urban quality of life in the world's largest metropolitan areas

for identifying the measures that contribute most in their formation. Food cost is the most influential discriminator and the others are living space and housing standard.
The urban living standard index of the Population Crisis Committee, based on 10 indicators of urban quality of life for the 98 largest cities of the world, is used here to create three groups of cities. The discriminant analysis technique is applied

The North-South divide : earnings, unemployment and cost of living differences in Great Britain in Twenty-Ninth European Congress. Cambridge, 1989.

The North-South divide : earnings, unemployment and cost of living differences in Great Britain in Twenty-Ninth European Congress. Cambridge, 1989.

The cost of living, labor market opportunities and the migration decision: a case of misspecification?

The cost of living, labor market opportunities and the migration decision: a case of misspecification?

De stedelijke problematiek in Vlaanderen bekeken vanuit de schulduitgaven enerzijds en de relatie tussen stad en omgeving anderzijds

Belgium ; Central places ; Centrality ; Cost-benefit analysis ; Economic cost ; Flanders ; Local finance ; Local taxation ; Public expenditure ; Public service ; Town
of debt and the city as a central place offering services for the residents and for people living in a wider area. An indication of financial compensation for the function as a central place is given. Offering central services costs money

Environmental implications of the recent growth of tourism in Nainital, Kumaun Himalaya, U.P., India

Nainital is a Himalayan tourist center with a basin lake flanked by high ridges, easy access from the plains of north India, cool summers and a peaceful atmosphere for relaxation and recreation. Problems are the high cost of living, inadequate

Interregional wage disparities, relocation costs, and labor mobility in Canada

Interregional wage disparities, relocation costs, and labor mobility in Canada
Canada ; Labour market ; Labour mobility ; Living standard ; Model ; Regional disparities ; Wage