Where Should I Live? The Locational Choices of Australians and New Zealanders

Mathias Sinning () and Steve Stillman ()
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Mathias Sinning: Australian National University, RWI and IZA
Steve Stillman: Department of Economics, University of Otago, New Zealand

No 1204, Working Papers from University of Otago, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper exploits the existence of the trans-Tasman travel agreement and the availability of comparable census data in Australia and New Zealand to examine the extent to which individuals respond to different labour market conditions in the two countries (and their subregions), as well as measures of local amenities and cost of living when deciding where to live. Our findings suggest that the trans-Tasman travel agreement did contribute to a mutual exchange of migrants with many similarities regarding the size and human capital endowment of migration flows in both directions. However, considerable differences between the two countries remain with regard to internal, trans-Tasman and other international migration.

Keywords: International Migration; International Agreements; Regional Labour Markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 F55 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 49 pages
Date: 2012-09, Revised 2012-09
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