Power-Couples and the Colocation Hypothesis Revisited

Francesco Mariotti, Karen Mumford () and Yolanda Pena-Boquete ()
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Francesco Mariotti: University College London

No 9059, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: We analyse the migration movements of power couples (couples where both members have at least a college degree), half power and no-power couples within Australia. We explicitly allow for potential correlation of these movements with local labour market features. Our results support the urbanisation hypothesis for ongoing couples over either the colocation or tied-mover models. Partnered college graduates like to live in major cities regardless of their gender or the qualifications of their partner.

Keywords: migration; urbanisation; tied-mover; colocation; graduates; gender; power couples (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J3 J7 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2015-05
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Published - published in IZA Journal of Development and Migration, 2017, 6 (1), 1-18

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