SOCIAL WELFARE, PHANTOM VOTERS, AND INTERNAL MIGRATION IN TAIWAN — EVIDENCE FROM PANEL SPATIAL ANALYSIS

This paper aims to investigate the following two issues related to internal migration in Taiwan: one is the widely discussed issue of the existence of magnetic effects induced by welfare benefits and the other is a rarely discussed issue of the existence of phantom voters. Using panel data for 23 co...

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Published in:Singapore economic review 2021-06, Vol.66 (3), p.701-720
Main Authors: HUANG, JR-TSUNG, CHANG, MING-LEI
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Migration, Internal
Welfare
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Summary:This paper aims to investigate the following two issues related to internal migration in Taiwan: one is the widely discussed issue of the existence of magnetic effects induced by welfare benefits and the other is a rarely discussed issue of the existence of phantom voters. Using panel data for 23 counties and cities from 1995 to 2010 and estimating three fixed-effects spatial Durbin models, the primary findings of this study are that, by keeping other factors constant and considering the spatial dependence of migration, welfare migration is found to exist, particularly for females, and the number of phantom voters in an election year can significantly affect internal migration in Taiwan.
ISSN:0217-5908
1793-6837
DOI:10.1142/S0217590818500121