Strategic Interaction Among Governments: An Overview of Empirical Studies
- J. Brueckner
- Economics
- 1 April 2003
This article provides an overview of empirical models of strategic interaction among governments. To clarify the theoretical roots of such studies, the discussion shows how the empirical frameworks…
Urban Sprawl: Diagnosis and Remedies
- J. Brueckner
- Economics, History
- 1 April 2000
This article argues that urban spatial expansion results mainly from three powerful forces: a growing population, rising incomes, and falling commuting costs. Urban growth occurring purely in…
Airport Congestion When Carriers Have Market Power
- J. Brueckner
- Economics
- 1 November 2002
This paper analyzes airport congestion when carriers are nonatomistic, showing how the results of the road-pricing literature are modified when the economic agents causing congestion have market…
THE STRUCTURE OF URBAN EQUILIBRIA: A UNIFIED TREATMENT OF THE MUTH-MILLS MODEL*
- J. Brueckner
- Economics, History
- 1987
Why is central Paris rich and downtown Detroit poor?: An amenity-based theory
- J. Brueckner, Jacques-François Thisse, Y. Zenou
- Economics
- 10 January 1999
The economics of international codesharing: an analysis of airline alliances
- J. Brueckner
- Economics
- 1 December 2001
Airline Traffic and Urban Economic Development
- J. Brueckner
- Economics, Business
- 1 July 2003
This paper provides new evidence on the link between airline traffic and employment in US metropolitan areas. The evidence confirms the common view that good airline service is an important factor in…
Do Local Governments Engage in Strategic Property-Tax Competition?
- J. Brueckner, L. A. Saavedra
- Economics
- 16 January 2000
This paper uses spatial econometric methods to investigate property-tax competition among local governments. The theoretical model is drawn from the literature on tax competition, in which local…
Testing for Strategic Interaction Among Local Governments: The Case of Growth Controls
- J. Brueckner
- Economics
- 1 November 1998
This paper helps to fill a gap in the public economics literature by providing empirical evidence on strategic interaction among local governments. Using the methodology of Case et al. ( Journal of…
The Economics of Urban Sprawl: Theory and Evidence on the Spatial Sizes of Cities
- J. Brueckner, David A Fansler
- Economics
- 1 August 1983
Many commentators believe that the phenomenon of urban sprawl, which is characterized by vigorous spatial expansion of urban areas, is a symptom of an economic system gone awry. By transforming…
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