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Unpacking moving : a quantitative spatial equilibrium model with wealth

Giannone, Elisa; Li, Qi; Paixão, Nuno; Pang, Xinle - 2023 - Last updated: June 12, 2023

We argue that the interaction between mobility and wealth provides a view that rationalizes low geographic migration rates, despite migration costs being lower than currently thought. We reach this conclusion by developing and solving a quantitative dynamic spatial equilibrium model with...

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