No Place like Home: Place-Based Attachments and Regional Science

John Winters

No 15451, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Place-based attachments are important but often overlooked. Place-based attachments can be beneficial but often harm individuals tied to struggling areas. In this address, I discuss my own education and migration experiences and then more generally discuss sense of belonging as a friction to migration. I also present descriptive statistics related to place-based attachments. Most persons born in the U.S. live in their birth state as adults. Birth-state residence has increased over time, especially among the highly educated. I also present evidence that college graduates who reside in their birth state experience a wage penalty that is increasing over time.

Keywords: regions; place; location; migration frictions; policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J61 R10 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33 pages
Date: 2022-07
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-geo, nep-lab, nep-mig and nep-ure
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Published - published in: Review of Regional Studies, 2022, 52, 159–175

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