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On human capital formation with exit options : comment and new results
Poutvaara, Panu (contributor) - 2006
Katz and Rapoport (2005) conclude that with linear production technology and the possibility of unilateral migration, region-specific shocks may increase the average level of education. Previously, Poutvaara (2000) derived a corresponding result with Cobb-Douglas technology and migration which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003300958
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Patient mobility, health care quality and welfare
Brekke, Kurt R.; Levaggi, Rosella; Siciliani, Luigi; … - 2014
Patient mobility is a key issue in the EU who recently passed a new law on patients' right to EU-wide provider choice …. In this paper we use a Hotelling model with two regions that differ in technology to study the impact of patient mobility … on health care quality, health care financing and welfare. We show that without patient mobility quality is too low (high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229860
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Homeownership : low household mobility, volatile housing prices, high income dispersion
Ortalo-Magné, François; Rady, Sven - 2002
We develop a dynamic stochastic equilibrium model of two locations within a city where heterogeneous households make joint location and tenure mode decisions. To investigate the effect of homeownership on equilibrium prices and allocations, we compare the response of this model economy to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011514075
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Spatial and social mobility
Borck, Rainald; Wrede, Matthias - 2015 - This version: December 14, 2015
This paper analyzes the relationship between spatial mobility and social mobility. It develops a two-skill-type spatial … income inequality are negatively correlated with relative regional social mobility. In the model, segregation is driven by … mobility in the respective region. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011406782
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Young liberals and old conservatives : inequality, mobility and redistribution
Muren, Astri (contributor); Nyberg, Sten (contributor) - 2005
The paper examines the impact of income inequality and mobility on income redistribution in a modified median voter … and mobility are not unambiguous but depend on factors such as how mobility changes in different groups and causes of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003202910
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Mobile internet access and the desire to emigrate
Adema, Joop; Aksoy, Cevat Giray; Poutvaara, Panu - 2022
In this paper, we present theory and global evidence on how mobile internet access affects desire and plans to emigrate. Our theory predicts that mobile internet access increases desire and plans to emigrate. Our empirical analysis combines survey data on 617,402 individuals from 2,120...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013202398
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Modeling inter-regional patient mobility : does distance go far enough?
Irlacher, Michael; Pennerstorfer, Dieter; Renner, … - 2021
mobility crucially depend on their exact locations. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012499616
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Fighting mobile crime
Crinò, Rosario; Immordino, Giovanni; Piccolo, Salvatore - 2019
Two countries set their enforcement non-cooperatively to deter native and foreign individuals from committing crime in their territory. Crime is mobile, ex ante (migration) and ex post (fleeing), and criminals hiding abroad after having com- mitted a crime in a country must be extradited back....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011956277
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New region, new chances : does moving regionally for university shape later job mobility?
Ehrenfried, Felix; Fackler, Thomas; Lindlacher, Valentin - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013364914
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Almost fare free : impact of a cheap public transport ticket on mobility patterns and infrastructure quality
Liebensteiner, Mario; Losert, Jakob; Necker, Sarah; … - 2024
investigate its impact on mobility patterns, including increased public transport usage, reduced car traffic, and rail network … congestion. Using difference-in-difference and event-study analyses with GPS-based mobility, traffic volume, and rail traffic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014632328