On the Impact of State and Local Government Policies on Human Migration: A Log-Linear Analysis

Cebula, Richard (1974): On the Impact of State and Local Government Policies on Human Migration: A Log-Linear Analysis. Published in: The Review of Regional Studies , Vol. 5, No. 3 (15 December 1975): pp. 61-67.

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of certain state and local government policies on 1960-70 migration according to race. Black migrants are found to be attracted to states with higher welfare (AFDC) levels and higher levels of state plus local government spending. By contrast, white migrants are attracted to state with lower AFDC levels and appear to be relatively insensitive to non-welfare spending.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: migration; welfare benefit levels; non-welfare spending
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D72 - Political Processes: Rent-Seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior; H - Public Economics > H3 - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents > H31 - Household; H - Public Economics > H4 - Publicly Provided Goods > H41 - Public Goods; H - Public Economics > H4 - Publicly Provided Goods > H49 - Other; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R2 - Household Analysis > R23 - Regional Migration ; Regional Labor Markets ; Population ; Neighborhood Characteristics

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