Data and Code for: Migration Networks and Location Decisions: Evidence from U.S. Mass Migration

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Bryan A. Stuart, George Washington University; Evan J. Taylor, University of Arizona

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Project Citation: 

Stuart, Bryan A., and Taylor, Evan J. Data and Code for: Migration Networks and Location Decisions: Evidence from U.S. Mass Migration. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-06-15. https://doi.org/10.3886/E118301V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This paper studies how birth town migration networks affected long-run location decisions during historical U.S. migration episodes. We develop a new method to estimate the strength of migration networks for each receiving and sending location. Our estimates imply that when one randomly chosen African American moved from a Southern birth town to a destination county, then 1.9 additional black migrants made the same move on average. For white migrants from the Great Plains, the average is only 0.4. Networks were particularly important in connecting black migrants with attractive employment opportunities and played a larger role in less costly moves. 
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources NICHD (T32 HD007339); NICHD (R24 HD041028)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms migration networks; location decisions; social interactions; Great Migration
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      J61 Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
      N32 Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: U.S.; Canada: 1913-
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
      R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
      Z13 Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1900 – 2000


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