Internal Migration in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4029006 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raven Molloy (0000-0002-5041-803X, Senior Economist, Macroeconomic Analysis Section, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Washington, D.C..), Christopher L Smith (0000-0002-3837-8338, Economist, Macroeconomic Analysis Section, Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Washington, D.C..), Abigail Wozniak (Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana; Faculty Research Fellow National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany.) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 173-196 |
| Publication date | 2011-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-3309 • E-ISSN: 1944-7965 |
| Publisher | American Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1257/jep.25.3.173 |
| OpenAlex | W2166802521 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 252 |
| References cited | 26 |
This paper examines the history of internal migration in the United States since the 1980s. By most measures, internal migration in the United States is at a 30-year low. The widespread decline in migration rates across a large number of subpopulations suggests that broad-based economic forces are likely responsible for the decrease. An obvious question is the extent to which the recent housing market contraction and the recession may have caused this downward trend in migration: after all, relocation activity often involves both housing market activity and changes in employment. However, we find relatively small roles for both of these cyclical factors. While we will suggest a few other possible explanations for the recent decrease in migration, the puzzle remains. Finally, we compare U.S. migration to other developed countries. Despite the steady decline in U.S. migration, the commonly held belief that Americans are more mobile than their European counterparts still appears to hold true
Demographic economics · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Great recession · Human migration · Immigration · Internal migration · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Mass migration · Political science · Population · Recession · Relocation · Sociology · Demography · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Unique citing works | 252 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 18 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 232 |