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Pandemic polycentricity? Mobility and migration patterns across New York over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic
[Rural to urban long-distance commuting in Sweden: trends, characteristics and pathways]

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  • Laura Schmahmann
  • Ate Poorthuis
  • Karen Chapple

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The expectation of a mass movement out of cities due to the rise of remote work associated with the Covid-19 pandemic, is counter to longstanding theories of the benefits of agglomeration economies. It suggests centrifugal shifts of economic activity which could boost neighbourhood economies at the expense of the downtown core. Using mobile phone data from SafeGraph, we track migration and daily mobility patterns throughout the New York metropolitan area between July 2019 and June 2021. We find that diverse suburban centres and exurban areas have bounced back more quickly than the dense specialised commercial districts in and around Manhattan.

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  • Laura Schmahmann & Ate Poorthuis & Karen Chapple, 2022. "Pandemic polycentricity? Mobility and migration patterns across New York over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic [Rural to urban long-distance commuting in Sweden: trends, characteristics and path," Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 15(3), pages 515-535.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:cjrecs:v:15:y:2022:i:3:p:515-535.
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    1. Karen Chapple & Laura Schmahmann, 2023. "Can we “Claim†the Workforce? A Labor-Focused Agenda for Economic Development in the Face of an Uncertain Future," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 37(1), pages 14-19, February.
    2. Michael Batty & Judith Clifton & Peter Tyler & Li Wan, 2022. "The post-Covid city [Mobility, environment, and inequalities in the post-Covid city]," Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 15(3), pages 447-457.

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