Micromotives and macromoves: political preferences and internal migration in England and Wales
研究英格兰和威尔士内部移民是否倾向于迁往政治偏好相似的地区，发现政治相似性显著促进双边移民流，且政治认同增强居民的归属感。
Abstract When people migrate internally, do they tend to move to locations that reflect their political preferences? To address this question, we combine evidence from a unique panel dataset on population movements across local authority districts in England and Wales (2002–2015) with evidence stemming from individual survey-based data. Our results suggest that political similarity between two districts exerts an important positive effect on their bilateral migration flows. Our results also indicate that political alignment to the district of residence contributes to individuals’ sense of belonging and ‘fitting in’, consistent with the existence of a homophily mechanism.