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Journal of Applied Gerontology, Vol. 12, No. 4, 466-481 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/073346489301200405
© 1993 Southern Gerontological Society

Retirement Migration and Economic Development in High-Amenity, Nonmetropolitan Areas

D. Gordon Bennett

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

There has been a rapid growth of retired inmigrants in high-amenity, nonmetropolitan areas in the Southeast during the last two to three decades. This article examines the economic impact they have made on these counties and the economic development opportunities they present. Data used in this study were obtainedfrom 350 in-home interviews of households who had moved to these counties for the purpose of retiring.


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