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Quality of life, firm productivity, and the value of amenities across Canadian cities

dc.contributor.authorAlbouy, Daviden_US
dc.contributor.authorLeibovici, Fernandoen_US
dc.contributor.authorWarman, Caseyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-18T18:32:56Z
dc.date.available2014-07-01T15:53:21Zen_US
dc.date.issued2013-05en_US
dc.identifier.citationAlbouy, David; Leibovici, Fernando; Warman, Casey (2013). "Quality of life, firm productivity, and the value of amenities across Canadian cities." Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique 46(2): 379-411. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/98300>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0008-4085en_US
dc.identifier.issn1540-5982en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/98300
dc.description.abstractWe estimate quality‐of‐life and productivity differences across Canada's metropolitan areas in a hedonic general‐equilibrium framework. These are based on the estimated willingness‐to‐pay of heterogeneous households and firms to locate in various cities, which differ in their wage levels, housing costs, and land values. Using 2006 Canadian Census data, our metropolitan quality‐of‐life estimates are somewhat consistent with popular rankings, yet find Canadians care more about climate and culture. Quality of life is highest in Victoria for anglophones, Montreal for francophones, and Vancouver for allophones, and lowest in more remote cities. Toronto is Canada's most productive city; Vancouver is the overall most valuable city. Qualité de vie, productivité des entreprises, et la valeur des avantages dans les diverses villes canadiennes . On évalue les différences entre la qualité de vie et la productivité des entreprises entre les zones métropolitaines au Canada à l'aide d'un cadre d'analyse d'équilibre général hédonique. Ces métriques sont basées sur l'estimation de la volonté de payer de ménages et d'entreprises hétérogènes pour se localiser dans diverses villes, qui diffèrent tant pour ce qui est des niveaux de salaires, des coûts de l'habitation, et des prix des terrains. A l'aide des données du recensement canadien de 2006, on construit des évaluations de la qualité de vie des diverses zones métropolitaines qui s'arriment convenablement aux ordonnancements en vogue, mais on découvre que les Canadiens portent une attention particulière au climat et à la culture. La qualité de vie est la plus élevée à Victoria pour les anglophones, à Montreal pour les francophones, et à Vancouver pour les allophones, et la plus faible pour les villes éloignées des grands centres. Toronto est la ville la plus productive; Vancouver est généralement la plus appréciée.en_US
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.en_US
dc.publisherStatistics Canadaen_US
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dc.subject.otherR1en_US
dc.titleQuality of life, firm productivity, and the value of amenities across Canadian citiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/98300/1/caje12017.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/caje.12017en_US
dc.identifier.sourceCanadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économiqueen_US
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