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From dusk till dawn: the residential mobility and location preferences of immigrants in France

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  • Michel Dimou

    (LEAD, University of Toulon)

  • Samuel Ettouati

    (LEAD, University of Toulon)

  • Alexandra Schaffar

    (LEAD, University of Toulon)

Abstract

This paper provides an original analysis on residential mobility and locational choices of immigrants in France by using a unique database containing individual characteristics for 19 million French inhabitants in 2014. Residential mobility is studied at the level of the 304 metropolitan zones d’emploi, which is a very narrow spatial level of analysis taking into account worker’s commutes, local productive specializations and the spatial dimensions of the local labor markets. The paper shows, first, that when living in a zone with a high proportion of immigrants, an immigrant is less eager to move elsewhere. Second, the location decisions of settled immigrants who relocate do not exhibit path dependence: the immigrants do not move to zones where other immigrants cluster. The paper also provides evidence that newcomers tend to locate to areas with low real estate prices and a high percentage of immigrant households within the local population. This is an original study of the locational behavior of migrants based on ethnic origin; it shows that the presence of other immigrants with the same or different ethnic origin affects the location decision of newcomers.

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  • Michel Dimou & Samuel Ettouati & Alexandra Schaffar, 2020. "From dusk till dawn: the residential mobility and location preferences of immigrants in France," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 65(2), pages 253-280, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:anresc:v:65:y:2020:i:2:d:10.1007_s00168-020-00984-6
    DOI: 10.1007/s00168-020-00984-6
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    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
    • R53 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Public Facility Location Analysis; Public Investment and Capital Stock
    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General

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