Publications [#238538] of Thomas J. Nechyba

Journal Articles

1. Nechyba, TJ; Strauss, RP, Community choice and local public services: A discrete choice approach, Regional Science and Urban Economics, vol. 28 no. 1 (January, 1998), pp. 51-73, Elsevier BV [doi]
   (last updated on 2025/04/03)

   Abstract:
   This paper uses a discrete choice approach to estimate the impact of local fiscal and other variables on individual community choices. It employs a combination of a unique micro data set composed of 90% of all homeowners in six school districts in Camden County, New Jersey and information on local community characteristics including local crime rates, commercial activity and distance from a metropolitan area. The empirical model implies that all these variables as well as the local per pupil spending on public education and 'community entry prices' play a major part in explaining the location of individual households. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.