Household Migration and the Local Public Sector

Evidence from Sweden, 1981–1984

Bibliographic Data

ID10409249
AuthorsOlle Westerlund (0000-0003-2958-5615, Umeå University, corresponding author), M Wyzan (Stockholm School of Economics), Michael L Wyzan
Year1995
Volume29
Issue2
Pages145-157
Publication date1995-04-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueRegional Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-3404 • E-ISSN: 1360-0591
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00343409512331348863
PMID12346270
OpenAlexW2077728907
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited27

In this paper, the relationship between public sector attributes and household characteristics, and Swedish household migration, 1981-4, is studied. We report results separately for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas because the per capita levels of the tax base and intergovernmental grants are theoretically important migration determinants where population is sparse, whilst the tax rate may be more important where population is dense. Because fiscal influences are likely to be stronger for short-distance migration, we apply multinomial logit to a three-way choice set: staying and migrating short and long distances. Empirical results support our fiscal hypotheses and are consistent with previous findings on household characteristics." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND GER)

Demographic economics · Economics · Economy · Geography · Internal migration · Metropolitan area · Multinomial logistic regression · Political science · Population · Public sector · Sociology · Welfare economics · Demography · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Housing Market and Economics · Mathematics · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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