International Trade with Lumpy Countries by Paul N. Courant and Alan V. Deardorff The University of Michigan This paper explores the implications for the pattern of international trade of various differences among regions within countries-what we call lumpiness. It is shown first that if factors of production are immobile among regions, and if they are sufficiently unevenly distributed across t...

The housing market in Chinese metropolises have become inflated significantly over the last decade. In addition to an economic upturn and housing policies that have potentially fueled the real estate bubble, factors that have contributed to the spatial heterogeneity of housing prices can be dictated by the amenity value in the proximity of communities, such as accessibility to business centers ...

The present study investigated the effects of room amenities and rules addressing the physical space of the room on sense of control, sense of community, student relationships, and academic achievement. Participants in this study were 118 Connecticut College students (25 men, 92 women, and 1 not specified). The study indicates that different room amenities and rules may influence student reside...

OBJECTIVE To examine disparities in park availability, features, and characteristics by income and the percentage of foreign-born population within a predominately-Hispanic border community. METHODS This study occurred in 2010-2011 in El Paso, Texas. All census tracts (n=112) were categorized as low, medium, or high income and percent foreign-born. The number of parks intersecting each tract ...

Garber-Yonts, Brian E. 2004. The economics of amenities and migration in the Pacific Northwest: review of selected literature with implications for national forest management. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-617. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 48 p. This paper reviews literature on the influence of nonmarket amenity resources on populat...

BACKGROUND Antenatal care is an important health service which detects and sometimes reduces the risk of complications among pregnant women. The quality of care is likely to influence effective utilization and compliance with interventions. OBJECTIVES This study evaluated clients' perception of antenatal care quality at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan and determined levels of cl...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine which visitation policy was the most predominant in Brazilian intensive care units and what amenities were provided to visitors. METHODS Eight hundred invitations were sent to the e-mail addresses of intensivist physicians and nurses who were listed in the research groups of the Brazilian Association of Intensive Care Network and the Brazilian Research ...