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Determinants of Migration to Central Cities: A Comment

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  • Cebula, Richard
  • Curran, Christopher

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This study critiques a prior study of migration determinants according to race, i.e., white migration versus nonwhite migration, to central cities in the U.S. We find evidence strongly suggesting simultaneity bias. In addition, the specification in the article being evaluated is flawed because it assumes that white migrants are attracted to central cities with higher income rather than higher incomes for whites. Similarly, the study being examined by this Comment is flawed because it assumes nonwhites are attracted not to areas with higher nonwhite incomes but with higher overall incomes. Furthermore, this Comment finds specification errors in the failure to adopt race-specific unemployment rates.

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  • Cebula, Richard & Curran, Christopher, 1973. "Determinants of Migration to Central Cities: A Comment," MPRA Paper 50994, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Kohn, Robert & Vedder, Richard & Cebula, Richard, 1972. "Determinants of Interstate Migration, By Race, 1965-1970," MPRA Paper 52311, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Gian S. Sahota, 1968. "An Economic Analysis of Internal Migration in Brazil," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 76(2), pages 218-218.
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    Keywords

    migration to central cities; labor markets; welfare policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies
    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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