Income and migration revisited

Graves, Philip E. (1979): Income and migration revisited. Published in: Journal of Human Resources , Vol. XIV, No. 1 : pp. 112-119.

Abstract

While there was no abstract for this paper, it provides a theoretical model and empirical results that support an important role for climate in the human location/relocation decision.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: climate; amenities; human migration; regional growth and decline; weather
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis ; Housing ; Infrastructure; A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics; N - Economic History > N9 - Regional and Urban History; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O15 - Human Resources ; Human Development ; Income Distribution ; Migration; D - Microeconomics > D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J11 - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts

References

Cebula, R. and R. Vedder "A note on migration, economic opportunity, and the quality of life," Journal of Regional Science, 13 (August 1973), 205-211.

Graves, P.E. "A reexamination of migration, economic opportunity, and the quality of life," Journal of Regional Science, 16 (April 1976), 107-112.

Greenwood, M.J. "Research on internal migration in the United States: a survey," Journal of Economic Literature, 13 (June 1975), 397-433.