Suburbanization in the USA, 1970–2010
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9724451 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen J Redding (0000-0002-6760-6141, Princeton University NBER and CEPR, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Economica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0427 • E-ISSN: 1468-0335 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ecca.12387 |
| OpenAlex | W3195399465 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 63 |
The second half of the 20th century saw large‐scale suburbanization in the USA, with the median share of residents who work in the county where they live falling from 87% to 71% between 1970 and 2000. We introduce a new methodology for discriminating between the three leading explanations for this suburbanization (workplace attractiveness, residence attractiveness and bilateral commuting frictions). This methodology holds in the class of spatial models that are characterized by a structural gravity equation for commuting. We show that the increased openness of counties to commuting is explained mainly by reductions in bilateral commuting frictions, consistent with the expansion of the interstate highway network and the falling real cost of car ownership. We find that changes in workplace attractiveness and residence attractiveness are more important in explaining the observed shift in employment by workplace and employment by residence towards lower densities over time
Attractiveness · Demographic economics · Economic geography · Economics · Falling (accident) · Geography · Openness to experience · Population · Residence · Sociology · Suburbanization · Demography · Psychology · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Social Psychology · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |