A Panel Study of Life‐Cycle Effects in Residential Mobility

A dynamic model of residential mobility is derived from discrete choice theory and applied to data from the Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Age of head of household proved to be the dominant life-cycle effect even when controlling for changing space requirements, but financial circumstances...

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Published in:Geographical analysis 1985-07, Vol.17 (3), p.199-216
Main Authors: Davies, Richard B., Pickles, Andrew R.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A dynamic model of residential mobility is derived from discrete choice theory and applied to data from the Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics. Age of head of household proved to be the dominant life-cycle effect even when controlling for changing space requirements, but financial circumstances are not related to the life-cycle variations in residential mobility.
ISSN:0016-7363
1538-4632
DOI:10.1111/j.1538-4632.1985.tb00841.x