THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AMENITIES AND FISCAL FACTORS ON AGE‐SPECIFIC MIGRATION RATES
首次将经济机会、宜居条件和财政因素三类迁移决定因素整合到生命周期框架中，基于1970-1980年美国白人男性迁移数据，发现三类因素均重要：经济机会对工作年龄男性影响最大，宜居条件对年长迁移者吸引力更强，州所得税和遗产税对不同年龄组有不同影响。
ABSTRACT. Migration models have considered several different categories of determinants, including economic opportunities, amenities, and state and local fiscal factors. Migration has also been shown to depend on the individual's position in the life cycle. This paper represents a first attempt to integrate all three categories of determinants of migration into a life‐cycle framework. Empirical findings generated from a countrywide model of white male migration, over the period 1970 to 1980, reveal that all three types of determinants are important. Specifically, economic opportunities are most influential for males during their working years. Amenities are also found to follow a life‐cycle pattern with older migrants more attracted to amenable locations than their younger cohorts. Finally, state income and death taxes display life‐cycle effects; working males in their peak earning years are detracted by high income taxes while all migrants aged 55 to 69 avoid counties in states with high inheritance and estate taxes.