Migration and Local Public Services

Matz Dahlberg () and Peter Fredriksson

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Abstract: Using unique Swedish micro data we examine the impact of local public services on community choice. The choice of community is modeled as a choice between a discrete set of alternatives. The US literature has produced conflicting evidence with respect to the importance of local public services. We find a robust positive (negative) relationship between local public services (local income tax rates) and the residential choices of short-distance migrants (defined as those moving within a local labor market).

Keywords: MIGRATION; PUBLIC SERVICES; INCOME TAX (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 H31 H73 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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