ABSTRACT
This entry explores the idea of housing choice as it was envisioned by Charles Tiebout. Centered around the idea that local government spending patterns influence the way people choose neighborhoods, his theory has done much to stimulate thinking and generate research in many disciplines. It is the intent of this entry to summarize and analyze that literature by examining extensions of the model, which include jurisdictional competition, capitalization, and the Leviathan hypothesis. To assist the reader further a discussion of measurement issues, and their implications for interpreting research, is included.
