Patterns of Interstate Migration in the United States from the Survey of Income and Program Participation

Hernández-Murillo, Rubén; Ott, Lesli S.; Owyang, Michael T.; Whalen, Denise

doi:10.20955/r.93.169-186

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“…As marriage and childbearing may interact with migration dynamically (Nedoluzhko and Agadjanian 2010), these time-varying controls are lagged by one year to guard against possible reverse causality. Migration propensities are conditioned by employment characteristics; specifically, unemployed individuals are typically more likely to migrate than those who are employed (Haurin and Haurin 1988;Hernández-Murillo et al 2011). Accordingly, our analyses control for gainful employment in year t-1 (employed vs. not employed).…”

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Economic Swings, Political Instability and Migration in Kyrgyzstan

Agadjanian

Gorina

2018

Eur J Population

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Individual-level migration responses to economic fluctuations and political instability remain poorly understood. Using nationally representative survey data from Kyrgyzstan, we look at variations in levels and propensities of internal and temporary international migration and relate them to changes in the economic and political environment in that Central Asian nation in the first decade of the century. A multinomial event history model predicting yearly risks of both types of migration detects no clear association of internal migration risks with episodes of heightened political instability but shows a decrease in those risks in response to the strongest economic shock of the observation period. In comparison, international migration risks, while also insensitive to political turmoil, appear to increase at the time of the most pronounced economic downturn. The results also point to instructive patterns in migration propensities by type of area of residence, education, gender, and ethnicity. These findings are interpreted in light of complex intersections of demography with politics, economy, and culture in this transitional Eurasian setting.

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Economic Swings, Political Instability and Migration in Kyrgyzstan

Agadjanian

Gorina

2018

Eur J Population

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“…57 In addition, although movers tend to be healthier than stayers, the characteristics of destination states (eg, foreclosure rates, school rankings, income, homicide rates) tend to be similar or worse than origin states. 58,59 This may explain why recent research concluded that interstate mortality trends are not explained by a healthy migrant effect or interstate migration patterns. 58 The reasons for these collective findings are unclear, but a study of rural-to-urban migration may shed some light.…”

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US State Policies, Politics, and Life Expectancy

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Changes in US state policies since the 1970s, particularly after 2010, have played an important role in the stagnation and recent decline in US life expectancy. Some US state policies appear to be key levers for improving life expectancy, such as policies on tobacco, labor, immigration, civil rights, and the environment. US life expectancy is estimated to be 2.8 years longer among women and 2.1 years longer among men if all US states enjoyed the health advantages of states with more liberal policies, which would put US life expectancy on par with other high‐income countries. Context Life expectancy in the United States has increased little in previous decades, declined in recent years, and become more unequal across US states. Those trends were accompanied by substantial changes in the US policy environment, particularly at the state level. State policies affect nearly every aspect of people's lives, including economic well‐being, social relationships, education, housing, lifestyles, and access to medical care. This study examines the extent to which the state policy environment may have contributed to the troubling trends in US life expectancy. Methods We merged annual data on life expectancy for US states from 1970 to 2014 with annual data on 18 state‐level policy domains such as tobacco, environment, tax, and labor. Using the 45 years of data and controlling for differences in the characteristics of states and their populations, we modeled the association between state policies and life expectancy, and assessed how changes in those policies may have contributed to trends in US life expectancy from 1970 through 2014. Findings Results show that changes in life expectancy during 1970‐2014 were associated with changes in state policies on a conservative‐liberal continuum, where more liberal policies expand economic regulations and protect marginalized groups. States that implemented more conservative policies were more likely to experience a reduction in life expectancy. We estimated that the shallow upward trend in US life expectancy from 2010 to 2014 would have been 25% steeper for women and 13% steeper for men had state policies not changed as they did. We also estimated that US life expectancy would be 2.8 years longer among women and 2.1 years longer among men if all states enjoyed the health advantages of states with more liberal policies. Conclusions Understanding and reversing the troubling trends and growing inequalities in US life expectancy requires attention to US state policy contexts, their dynamic changes in recent decades, and the forces behind those changes. Changes in US political and policy contexts since the 1970s may undergird the deterioration of Americans’ health and longevity.

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“…Adding mining, farming, and utilities to the list of industries tied to the local economy has little effect on these percentages. In addition, research on interstate migration found that migration rates are higher for higher wage workers and more educated workers (Hernández-Murillo et al, 2011; Knapp et al, 2013; Malamud & Wozniak, 2012; Rodgers & Rodgers, 2000). These findings are supportive of our expectations regarding low-wage workers.…”

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State and Local Taxes and Employment by Wage Level

Fatehin

Sjoquist

2020

Economic Development Quarterly

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Economists have devoted much attention to understanding the effects of state–local fiscal policies, particularly taxes, on the growth of state-level employment. However, no one has investigated whether the effects differ by wage level. Using a state-level panel data set, the authors investigate the link between state–local taxes and the growth of employment for three wage-level categories. The authors find relatively consistent evidence supporting the proposition that the response of employment growth to changes in taxes differs by wage level.

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Patterns of Interstate Migration in the United States from the Survey of Income and Program Participation

Cited by 11 publications

References 26 publications

Economic Swings, Political Instability and Migration in Kyrgyzstan

Economic Swings, Political Instability and Migration in Kyrgyzstan

US State Policies, Politics, and Life Expectancy

State and Local Taxes and Employment by Wage Level

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