Estimating interregional utility differentials

Auteurs :
NAKAJIMA, K.
TABUCHI, T.

Description :
The major objective of the paper is to estimate regional utility levels based on interregional migration data. Three stylized facts concerning migration behavior are revealed by examining long-term Japanese data on interregional migration. Based on the stylized facts and the inconsistency problem, an operational model is formulated and interregional utility differentials are estimated. These differentials converged until the late 1970s. The utility estimates are highly correlated with the per capita real income.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Journal of regional science, issn : 0022-4146, 2011, vol. 51, n°. 1, p. 31-46, nombre de pages : 16

Date :
2011

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, Amherst, MA, Regional Science Research Institute