Internal migration in the United States

Raven S. Molloy, Christopher Smith and Abigail Wozniak
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No 2011-30, Finance and Economics Discussion Series from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Abstract: We review patterns in migration within the U.S. over the past thirty years. Internal migration has fallen noticeably since the 1980s, reversing increases from earlier in the century. The decline in migration has been widespread across demographic and socioeconomic groups, as well as for moves of all distances. Although a convincing explanation for the secular decline in migration remains elusive and requires further research, we find only limited roles for the housing market contraction and the economic recession in reducing migration recently. Despite its downward trend, migration within the U.S. remains higher than that within most other developed countries.

Keywords: Migration, Internal; Labor mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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Journal Article: Internal Migration in the United States (2011)
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