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METROPOLITAN FISCAL STRUCTURE AND MIGRATION *
Author(s) -
Fox William F.,
Herzog Henry W.,
Schlottman Alan M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1467-9787
pISSN - 0022-4146
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9787.1989.tb01242.x
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , revenue , distribution (mathematics) , state (computer science) , business , economics , economic geography , regional science , geography , finance , computer science , mathematical analysis , mathematics , archaeology , algorithm
This study examines the degree to which individuals “vote with their feet” when considering metropolitan fiscal structure. Local (and state) fiscal policies are considered in detail by investigating migration impacts of expenditures and revenues, as well as by examining effects of distribution of expenditures by type and revenues by source. These impacts are considered across three dimensions of the migration decision: the decision of a metropolitan resident to move (relocate), the decision to depart the metropolitan area, and the decision to enter such an area. Empirical results indicate that fiscal structure plays an important role within these decisions, and particularly that to depart the metropolitan area.