Determinants of Migration to Central Cities: A Comment

Richard Cebula (dr.richardcebula@gmail.com) and Christopher Curran

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Abstract: This study critiques a prior study of migration determinants according to race, i.e., white migration versus nonwhite migration, to central cities in the U.S. We find evidence strongly suggesting simultaneity bias. In addition, the specification in the article being evaluated is flawed because it assumes that white migrants are attracted to central cities with higher income rather than higher incomes for whites. Similarly, the study being examined by this Comment is flawed because it assumes nonwhites are attracted not to areas with higher nonwhite incomes but with higher overall incomes. Furthermore, this Comment finds specification errors in the failure to adopt race-specific unemployment rates.

Keywords: migration to central cities; labor markets; welfare policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H24 H31 J31 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1973-08-25
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Published in Journal of Regional Science 2.14(1974): pp. 287-290

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