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What Drives Intra-county Migration: The Impact of Local Fiscal Factors on Tiebout Sorting

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  • Grassmueck, Georg

    (Lycoming College)

Abstract

This study adds to the abundant and rich literature on the Tiebout sorting hypothesis by investigating the motivation for intra-county migration within a state, the move from one municipality to another municipality within the same county. Using the data available from the Census on intra-county migration and demographic characteristics, as well as the Census of Government on local government expenditures, this study employs a difference model to test which local public services and products, in combination with taxes and demographic characteristics, encourage intra-county moves. Ultimately, this study presents a test to determine whether people at the local level are attracted to or repelled by higher spending and taxes. Results indicate that intra-county movers are attracted to local government units with both higher adjusted property taxes and higher government expenditures for certain local public goods and services. The results do not support the notion of the destructive force of competition among local government units resulting in the inability to levy local taxes to fund public goods and services.

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  • Grassmueck, Georg, 2011. "What Drives Intra-county Migration: The Impact of Local Fiscal Factors on Tiebout Sorting," The Review of Regional Studies, Southern Regional Science Association, vol. 41(2,3), pages 119-138, Fall, Win.
    • Handle: RePEc:rre:publsh:v:41:y:2011:i:2:p:119-138
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    Cited by:

    1. Juan Tang & Fangming Qin, 2022. "Analyzing the impact of local government competition on green total factor productivity from the factor market distortion perspective: based on the three stage DEA model," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 24(12), pages 14298-14326, December.
    2. Nikias Sarafoglou & William A. Sprigg, 2015. "A Selective Migration Review: from public policy to public health," Department of Economics University of Siena 712, Department of Economics, University of Siena.

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    Keywords

    intra-county migration; government competition; fragmentation; consolidation;
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    JEL classification:

    • H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
    • H73 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Interjurisdictional Differentials and Their Effects
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population

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