Household formation and suburbanization, 1970-1980

Article Abstract:

Americans have been moving to the suburbs for decades; however, during the 1970s, there was a perceptible back-to-the-city movement. A study reveals that, in truth, this repopulation of U.S. city centers was not part of a long-term trend, and in fact is due for near-term reversal. The misinterpretation grew from the fact that the absolute number of some groups grew in city centers; however, the percentages of these groups did not not shift. Projections indicate that the percentages will tend downward even more in the years ahead, as household-making groups begin to comprise smaller percentages of the U.S. population.

Research, Demographic aspects, Households, Population forecasting

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More evidence on the spatial scale of cities

Article Abstract:

The study conducted by Brueckner and Fansler which estimated the determinants of urbanized land areas, regressing land area on population, income, transportation costs and agricultural land values is examined. The results of this study explain the majority of spatial variation in the sizes the largest US metropolitan regions over the post-war period.

United States, Economic aspects, Spatial analysis (Statistics)

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Local characteristics and public production: the case of education

Article Abstract:

A sample of California school districts is used to analyze the role of local characteristics in the production of education. Results show that variations in local characteristics across districts can be mediated only by large differences in spending has only a small affect on achievement in various districts.

Finance, Education, California

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