Differential Net Migration Rates and the Quality of Life

摘要: ECONOMISTS have suggested that differential growth in regional economy the United States depends substantially upon labor supply, if it is assumed demand for a region's exports and its supply of capital are perfectly elastic.' The spatial movement force or migration has been hot subject studies concerned with income employment. Most these gross migration, they always agree employment consideration dominates other factors making locational decisions among migrants.2 However, should be noted rate net (i.e., difference in-migration out-migration divided by population) directly affects and, consequently, growth. Recently, more people commenting on paradoxes affluence. Discontent quality life seems to increased proportionally technological advancement material wealth. Environmental quality, individual equality, economic opportunity status, host forces combine shape individual, now major considerations any public policy decisions. primary objective this paper explore relationships between variations rates states levels measured those states. We first present production model some empirical results. Then follows theoretical model, which decision household head migrate treated so as maximize his life. Empirical tests hypothesized relationship described contained section IV. Concluding remarks follow.