Efthyvoulou, G. orcid.org/0000-0002-4473-0350, Bove, V. and Pickard, H. (2023) Micromotives and macromoves: political preferences and internal migration in England and Wales. Journal of Economic Geography, 23 (5). pp. 1145-1167. ISSN 1468-2702
Abstract
When people migrate internally, do they tend to move to locations that reflect their political preferences? To address this question, we combine evidence from a unique panel dataset on population movements across local authority districts in England and Wales (2002–2015) with evidence stemming from individual survey-based data. Our results suggest that political similarity between two districts exerts an important positive effect on their bilateral migration flows. Our results also indicate that political alignment to the district of residence contributes to individuals’ sense of belonging and ‘fitting in’, consistent with the existence of a homophily mechanism.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) (2023). Published by Oxford University Press. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Economic Geography. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Internal migration; Political sorting; Homophily; Gravity models |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Economics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 06 Jun 2023 14:21 |
Last Modified: | 04 Oct 2024 11:08 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/jeg/lbad014 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:199603 |
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