U.S. Micropolitan Area Growth: A Spatial Equilibrium Growth Analysis

Michael Davidsson and Dan Rickman
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Michael Davidsson: Oklahoma State University

The Review of Regional Studies, 2011, vol. 41, issue 2,3, 179-203

Abstract: Because U.S. micropolitan areas have only relatively recently been awarded official status, little is known about their comparative economic performance. Yet, since their inception economic performance among micropolitan areas has received considerable attention from the public and local area policymakers. This paper examines micropolitan area growth during the 1990s, a period of strong national growth. A spatial equilibrium growth framework and estimated reduced-form regressions containing an extensive number of variables are used to assess the sources of differentials in micropolitan area growth. Overall, differences in productivity growth appeared to primarily underlie micropolitan area growth differentials, though household amenities and the elasticity of housing supply also appeared to be nearly as important.

Keywords: micropolitan; regional growth; spatial equilibrium; micropolitan; regional growth; spatial equilibrium (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R11 R23 R31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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Working Paper: U.S. Micropolitan Area Growth: A Spatial Equilibrium Growth Analysis (2012)
Working Paper: U.S. Micropolitan Area Growth: A Spatial Equilibrium Growth Analysis (2012)
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