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Commuting and migration

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  • Jan K. Brueckner
  • Lenka Št'astná

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This paper studies the connection between interregional commuting and interregional migration, using data from the Czech Republic. In principle, prior commuting could either raise or lower the propensity to migrate, depending on whether the existence of commuting alters the benefits of migration by more than it changes the costs. The Czech data, however, indicate that commuting raises the likelihood of migration overall and for nonelderly age groups. But for the elderly, the effect is the reverse, with prior commuting making migration less likely.

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  • Jan K. Brueckner & Lenka Št'astná, 2020. "Commuting and migration," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 60(5), pages 853-877, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jregsc:v:60:y:2020:i:5:p:853-877
    DOI: 10.1111/jors.12498
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