TY - RPRT
T1 - The Domino Effect
T2 - Exploring Residential Mobility in the Aftermath of Municipal Mergers
AU - Bøje-Kovács, Bence Jáanos
AU - Mulalic, Ismir
AU - Schultz-Nielsen, Marie Louise
PY - 2024/8
Y1 - 2024/8
N2 - In this paper, we investigate the impact of municipal mergers on residential mobility in a quasi-natural experiment setting by examining how local economic environment and neighborhood composition respond to the loss of local public administration. Utilizing comprehensive neighborhood-level data from Denmark spanning 1996 to 2015, we find that the loss of the town-hall triggers emigration, leading to a re-duction in locally supplied public goods. This affects the local housing market and job availability, leading to lower housing prices, higher wages, and longer com-mutes. Ultimately, the loss of the town-hall bears major negative consequences for inhabitants.
AB - In this paper, we investigate the impact of municipal mergers on residential mobility in a quasi-natural experiment setting by examining how local economic environment and neighborhood composition respond to the loss of local public administration. Utilizing comprehensive neighborhood-level data from Denmark spanning 1996 to 2015, we find that the loss of the town-hall triggers emigration, leading to a re-duction in locally supplied public goods. This affects the local housing market and job availability, leading to lower housing prices, higher wages, and longer com-mutes. Ultimately, the loss of the town-hall bears major negative consequences for inhabitants.
KW - Municipal amalgamation
KW - Regional migration
KW - Neighborhood characteristics
KW - Local labor markets
KW - Municipal amalgamation
KW - Regional migration
KW - Neighborhood characteristics
KW - Local labor markets
M3 - Report
T3 - Working Paper / Department of Economics. Copenhagen Business School
BT - The Domino Effect
PB - Department of Economics. Copenhagen Business School
CY - Frederiksberg
ER -
