Intergovernmental transfers as magnets for low-income people
Intergovernmental transfers as magnets for low-income people
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政府间转移对低收入人群具有吸引力
DOI：
10.1080/13504851.2022.2139801
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发表时间：
2022
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Matsubayashi Tetsuya
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作者：
Harada Masataka;Matsubayashi Tetsuya
我们表明，政府间转移会影响移徙决定。如果拥有大量分配拨款的地方政府提供更多的政府就业机会、公共工程项目和对(小)企业的援助，它们就会吸引低技能或失业居民搬到或留在这里。我们发现，更多的分配不仅增加了低收入居民的份额，也增加了城市的经济差距。我们利用日本的重大选举改革作为一个工具变量。
We demonstrate that intergovernmental transfers affect migration decisions. If local governments with large distributive allocations offer greater government employment, public works projects, and assistance to (small) businesses, they attract low-skilled or unemployed residents to move or stay in. We find that more allocations increase not only the share of low-income residents but also the economic disparity in the city. We exploit the major electoral reform in Japan as an instrumental variable.