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School quality and rural in‐migration: Can better rural schools attract new residents?
Author(s) -
Marré Alexander W.,
Rupasingha Anil
Publication year - 2020
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/jors.12437
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , restructuring , quality (philosophy) , demographic economics , economic restructuring , control (management) , poisson regression , economic growth , geography , population , rural area , business , political science , economics , sociology , demography , philosophy , management , archaeology , finance , epistemology , law
Studies in the nonmetropolitan population change literature have largely focused on the role of natural amenities and economic restructuring, but few have focused on the role of public services. This paper addresses the question of whether public services in nonmetropolitan counties, specifically the outcomes of public schools, could attract migrants. We use a Poisson regression technique little‐used in the migration literature to control for push and pull factors driving migration patterns and control for school quality. Results show that better schools can draw migrants to nonmetropolitan areas. Marginal effects are larger for nonmetropolitan counties not adjacent to metropolitan areas.