Thesis
Does Urban Infrastructure Affect Migration Decisions?: A Case Study From New York
University of Iowa
Bachelor of Science (BS), University of Iowa
Spring 2023
Abstract
Using the Harris-Todaro model as a basis, I look at an extended version suggested by Issah, Khan, and Sasaki (2002), that suggests infrastructure extends positive amenity benefits to migrants, in the context of migration inflows to New York City neighborhoods. The Second Avenue Subway Project (Phase 1) that extended the Q line from 63 St to 96 St in Manhattan is used as an exogenous shock to transportation quality for a difference-in-difference regression comparing migration inflows of adjacent neighborhoods and the project neighborhood pre and post project completion. Ultimately, I find that the only significant effect on migration inflows is the neighborhoods’ household size. This suggests that there are omitted variables that are more important to determining migration such as housing and macroeconomic trends and that transportation infrastructure is not a significant draw for New York City immigrants.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Does Urban Infrastructure Affect Migration Decisions?: A Case Study From New York
- Creators
- Caleb P Bray
- Contributors
- Emily Brunner (Advisor) - University of IowaJulia Garlick (Mentor) - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Project Type
- Honors Thesis
- Degree Awarded
- Bachelor of Science (BS), University of Iowa
- Degree in
- Economics
- Date degree season
- Spring 2023
- Publisher
- University of Iowa
- Number of pages
- 14 pages
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2023 Caleb Bray
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- CLAS Honors Theses
- Record Identifier
- 9984413342702771
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