Migration and the Tiebout-Tullock Hypothesis Revisited

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ID2823710
AuthorsRichard J Cebula, Richard Cebula (0000-0002-0867-4400, Armstrong Atlantic State University, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume68
Issue2
Pages541-551
Publication date2009-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1536-7150.2009.00638.x
OpenAlexW2129600424
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited26

This study investigates, using state-level data for the period 2000-2005, the Tiebout hypothesis (as extended by Tullock) of "voting with one's feet." This analysis differs from previous related studies not only in its adoption of more current migration and other data but also in other ways. First, unlike most earlier related studies, it includes a separate measure of the overall cost of living; second, it examines per pupil (rather than per capita) outlays on public primary and secondary education; and third, in addition to property taxes, it also focuses on per capita state income tax burdens. Inclusion of the last of these variables in the analysis is based on studies that have found the existence of a state income tax to have influenced migration patterns and other studies that have found higher state income tax levels to have resulted in reduced per capita income growth over time. Moreover, including both property tax burdens and income tax burdens broadens the scope of the hypothesis. Strong empirical support for the Tiebout-Tullock hypothesis (as interpreted here) is obtained for the study period

Demographic economics · Economics · Labour economics · Microeconomics · Per capita · Per capita income · Public economics · Public good · Tiebout model · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Local Government Finance and Decentralization

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