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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Disamenities"”.
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Three Essays on the Property Value Impact of Neighborhood Disamenities
… to examine market demand for three neighborhood disamenities. The first chapter investigates the property value impact of a No Child Left Behind "failing" school designation. The second chapter studies the property value impact of a local homicide. The third chapter examines the property value …
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The effect of contemporary supermarket formats (superstores) on surrounding residential property values
… hypothesized that households will wish to avoid disamenities such as noise, traffic congestion and potential crime effects (real or perceived) associated with living too close to superstores. Hedonic price equations are estimated using house transaction data sets for four superstore locations, …
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Binghamton's missing teeth: a study of city-owned vacant lots in Binghamton, New York
… where vacant lots exist, consequently producing disamenities for the residents that live near them. Considered magnets of crime and stigmatized for their association with urban decay, vacant land is an environmental justice issue not often directly addressed by municipal governments. Despite …
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How do Low-Income Housing Tax Credit projects trigger revitalization in shrinking cities? A case of St. Louis, MO
… in shrinking cities by eliminating disamenities and increasing neighborhood vitality. Given this view, this study employs a quasi-experimental design to examine the impact of LIHTC developments in the St. Louis region on the neighborhoods in which they are located, compared to other …
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Three essays on mortgage foreclosures
… they should result in fewer neighborhood disamenities than foreclosures. The third and final paper, co-authored with Lynn M. Fisher (UNC-Chapel Hill) and Paul S. Willen (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston), explores the impact of foreclosures on the sale prices of neighboring properties in …
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Essays in Development and Labor Economics
… is itself largely a product of amenities/disamenities present in different sectors, rather than gender-specific comparative advantage. My findings demonstrate that although the textile industry provides women desirable jobs, this desirability confers its employers with higher monopsony …
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The determinants of modal choice of urban travel: a case study
… as a result of ready access to the auto. The disamenities associated with increased use of the auto, especially in large urban areas, are becoming more and more serious. The urban traffic problem is one of congestion, inadequate parking space, and pollution. Most recently, the gasoline …