An Exploratory Note on Interstate Living-Cost Differentials

Richard Cebula ()

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Abstract: This exploratory study seeks to identify factors that systematically influence interstate living-cost differentials. Living costs refer to the average cost of living for a four-person family in each of the 50 states. For the year 1977, the living cost level is found to be an increasing function of population density, average income, and the degree of urbanization, while being a decreasing function of the presence of right-to-work laws.

Keywords: living cost determinants; population density; income; right-to-work laws; urbanization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D40 D70 D78 K20 R21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1985-02-17
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Published in The Review of Regional Studies 2.16(1986): pp. 58-59

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