The paper examines the effects of local fiscal variables and local economic conditions on exit decisions of Norwegian households. The study takes advantage of a unique survey data set in which respondents evaluate a range of local amenities and report whether they intend to relocate. We find...

The large and persistent regional disparities of most European economies have been explained as a disequilibrium phenomenon: convergence between backward and successful regions is slow because the equilibrating forces are weak. Recently, two models have emerged where regional disparities are...