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County Amenities and Net Migration

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  • Rupasingha, Anil
  • Goetz, Stephan J.

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U.S. county-level net migration data and a general spatial model are used to examine the effects of various amenities on migration decisions. Results suggest that higher county cancer risks and the presence of superfund sites in a county, or a higher ranking on the Environmental Protection Agency's hazard ranking system, reduce the relative attractiveness of a county to prospective migrants, while natural amenities on balance attract migrants, ceteris paribus. The results also reveal spatial dependence among contiguous counties in terms of net migration behavior.

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  • Rupasingha, Anil & Goetz, Stephan J., 2004. "County Amenities and Net Migration," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 33(2), pages 245-254, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:cup:agrerw:v:33:y:2004:i:02:p:245-254_00
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