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Urban quality of life is a key determinant of where the educated choose to live and work. Recognizing the importance of attracting the high-skilled, many cities are investing to transform themselves into ‘consumer cities’. This essay examines the supply and demand for non-market urban quality of life. It provides an overview of hedonic methods often used to estimate how much households pay for non-market urban attributes such as temperate climate and clean air.
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Kahn, M.E. (2018). Urban Environment and Quality of Life. In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95189-5_1968
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