Chapter 7 Geographical Mobility and Tenure Choice
In: Simulating an Ageing Population: A Microsimulation Approach Applied to Sweden; Contributions to Economic Analysis, S. 201-247
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In: Simulating an Ageing Population: A Microsimulation Approach Applied to Sweden; Contributions to Economic Analysis, S. 201-247
In: Simulating an Ageing Population: A Microsimulation Approach Applied to Sweden; Contributions to Economic Analysis, S. 85-114
In: Urban studies, Band 49, Heft 2, S. 319-336
ISSN: 1360-063X
Using Swedish micro data, the paper examines the impact of local public services on community choice. The choice of community is modelled as a choice between a discrete set of alternatives. It is found that, given taxes, high spending on child care attracts migrants. Less conclusive results are obtained with respect to the role of spending on education and elderly care. High local taxes deter migrants. Relaxing the independence of the irrelevant alternatives assumption, by estimating a mixed logit model, has a significant impact on the results.
In: Simulating an Ageing Population: A Microsimulation Approach Applied to Sweden; Contributions to Economic Analysis, S. 143-199