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1. The von Thunen model of land and housing rents . . .

A. Is refuted by the fact that the poor live closer to the city center in most American cities.

B. Is refuted by the fact that land prices generally decline as we move away from the Central Business District in American cities.

C. Is primarily a framework to illustrate the idea of compensating differentials in urban spatial prices.

D. None of the above.