Now and forever? Initial and subsequent location choices of immigrants

Olof Åslund

No 2001:11, Working Paper Series from IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy

Abstract: This paper exploits a natural experiment to study the influence of regional factors on initial and subsequent location choices among immigrants. The results suggest that immigrants to Sweden are attracted to regions with high representation from the individual’s birth country and large overall immigrant populations. Labor market opportunities affect location decisions, but people also tend to choose localities with many welfare recipients. The impact of most regional factors does not change over time. Thus, there is little evidence that information improves or that preferences differ between initial and subsequent stages.

Keywords: Immigration; location choice; secondary migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J18 J61 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2001-09-07
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