Do amenities matter in attracting knowledge workers for regional economic development?
Author InfoVijay K. Mathur Sheldon H. Stein Abstract The productivity of knowledge workers (the “”H” people”) relative to that of unskilled workers (the “”L” people”) could warrant that a region formulate economic development policies in order to raise this ratio via the in-migration of skilled labour. This article presents a theoretical model which demonstrates the conditions that must be satisfied before an amenity based programme for economic development can succeed. The ratio of “H” to “L” turns out to play a crucial role as does the assumption that “H'”s are “L” averse. We also examine the possibility that an adverse amenity shock can push a region into an “”L” trap”. Copyright RSAI 2005. Download InfoTo download: If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. Information about this may be contained in the File-Format links below. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the ID
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