Jobs versus amenities in the analysis of metropolitan migration

This paper demonstrates that jobs and wages are considerably more important than location-specific amenities in explaining net metropolitan migration of employed persons. These results, which are derived mainly from a unique set of annual migration data, differ considerably from the earlier findings...

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Published in:Journal of urban economics 1989, Vol.25 (1), p.1-16
Main Authors: Greenwood, Michael J., Hunt, Gary L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Americas
Demography
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
Economics
Emigration and Immigration
Employment
Geography
Income
Labour migration
North America
Population
Population Dynamics
Socioeconomic Factors
United States
Urban population
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Summary:This paper demonstrates that jobs and wages are considerably more important than location-specific amenities in explaining net metropolitan migration of employed persons. These results, which are derived mainly from a unique set of annual migration data, differ considerably from the earlier findings of P. E. Graves ( J. Urban Econom. 6, 135–147, 1979) that show amenities to be powerful contributors to the analysis of net metropolitan migration. Several hypotheses are offered and tested to explain the appreciable difference between Graves's results and those of the present study, but the importance of economic factors as opposed to amenities persists. The findings of this study are generally consistent with the earlier findings of Muth ( Southern Econom. J. 37, 295–306, 1971).
ISSN:0094-1190
1095-9068
DOI:10.1016/0094-1190(89)90040-5