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Micromotives and macromoves: political preferences and internal migration in England and Wales

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  • Georgios Efthyvoulou
  • Vincenzo Bove
  • Harry Pickard

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When people migrate internally, do they tend to move to locations that reflect their political preferences? To address this question, we combine evidence from a unique panel dataset on population movements across local authority districts in England and Wales (2002–2015) with evidence stemming from individual survey-based data. Our results suggest that political similarity between two districts exerts an important positive effect on their bilateral migration flows. Our results also indicate that political alignment to the district of residence contributes to individuals’ sense of belonging and ‘fitting in’, consistent with the existence of a homophily mechanism.

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  • Georgios Efthyvoulou & Vincenzo Bove & Harry Pickard, 2023. "Micromotives and macromoves: political preferences and internal migration in England and Wales," Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press, vol. 23(5), pages 1145-1167.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jecgeo:v:23:y:2023:i:5:p:1145-1167.
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    1. Brox, Enzo & Krieger, Tommy, 2025. "Far-right mass protests and their effects on internal migration," ZEW Discussion Papers 25-045, ZEW - Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research.
    2. Vincenzo Bove & Georgios Efthyvoulou & Harry Pickard, 2023. "Government ideology and international migration," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 125(1), pages 107-138, January.

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    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
    • D72 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior

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