Several authors have applied the hedonic model using before-after data to estimate the willingness to pay for a change in public expenditure or amenity This article shows that attempts to interpret the results of such estimation as a measure of willingness to pay for a local amenity or public...

Over the past 25 years a large literature has developed that attempts to measure the impact of zoning regulations on real estate markets. This vast zoning literature is also quite diverse; studies differ significantly in methodology, data and the results obtained. In this paper we systematically...

Abstract There is a common perception that teacher attrition is driven in large part by the allure of higher paying jobs in alternative occupations. However, little is known about what teachers do when they leave teaching. We examine the extent to which teachers leave teaching for higher paying...