Incorporating spatial variation in housing attribute prices: a comparison of geographically weighted regression and the spatial expansion method
- C. Bitter G. Mulligan S. Dall’erba
- 12 March 2007
Economics, Geography
The results provide strong evidence that the marginal price of key housing characteristics varies over space, and GWR outperforms the spatial expansion method in terms of explanatory power and predictive accuracy.
Quality of Life and the Migration of the College‐Educated: A Life‐Course Approach
- R. Whisler B. Waldorf G. Mulligan D. Plane
- 1 March 2008
Sociology, Economics
This paper examines how the college-educated population-segmented into selective demographic groups, from young adults to the elderly-differentially values quality-of-life (QOL) indicators of...
Modeling Spatial Variation in Housing Prices: A Variable Interaction Approach
- T. Fik David C. Ling G. Mulligan
- 1 December 2003
Economics, Geography
The absolute location of each real estate parcel in an urban housing market has a unique location-value signature. Accessibility indices, distant gradients and locational dummies cannot fully account...
The Determinants of Crime in Tucson, Arizona1
- Meagan E. Cahill G. Mulligan
- 1 November 2003
Geography, Sociology
This paper examines the geography of violent crime across the neighborhoods of Tucson and South Tucson, Arizona. The research is informed by the tenets of modern social disorganization theory, which...
Land Absorption in U.S. Metropolitan Areas: Estimates and Projections from Regional Adjustment Models
- J. Carruthers G. Mulligan
- 2007
Economics, Geography
This article adapts a regional adjustment model to estimate and project the spatial outcome of population and employment growth in U.S. metropolitan areas. The three-equation multiplicative model of...
Central place theory and its reemergence in regional science
- G. Mulligan M. Partridge J. Carruthers
- 16 February 2012
Geography, Economics
This paper presents an interdisciplinary review—from the perspectives of geography, economics, and urban planning—of the literature on central place theory (CPT) and its important role in regional...
Using Geographically Weighted Regression to Explore Local Crime Patterns
- Meagan E. Cahill G. Mulligan
- 1 May 2007
Geography, Sociology
The present research examines a structural model of violent crime in Portland, Oregon, exploring spatial patterns of both crime and its covariates. Using standard structural measures drawn from an...
Agglomeration and Central Place Theory: A Review of the Literature
- G. Mulligan
- 1 September 1984
Economics, Geography
This paper reviews and evaluates the analytical literature on the interdependencies of agglomeration and central place theory. It is emphasized that economic agents (firms, households) tend to...
Hedonic Estimates of Lodging Rates in the Four Corners Region
- P. J. White G. Mulligan
- 1 November 2002
Economics, Business
In many industries, insufficient attention has been given to how location affects prices. One such industry is lodging. This article examines room rates for budget hotels and motels in four...
Logistic Population Growth in the World's Largest Cities
- G. Mulligan
- 1 October 2006
Sociology
This article demonstrates that recent population growth in the world's largest cities has conformed to the general parameters of the logistic process. Using data recently provided by the United...
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