In-State College Enrollment and Later Life Location Decisions
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Winters, John V. [1]
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[1] Iowa State University
Iowa State University
Township of Franklin, Estados Unidos
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- Localización: Journal of human resources, ISSN 0022-166X, Vol. 55, Nº 4, 2020, págs. 1400-1426
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
State and local policymakers are very interested in how attending college in one’s home state affects the likelihood of living in that state after college. This paper uses cohort-level data from the American Community Survey, decennial censuses, and other sources to examine how birth-state college enrollment affects birth-state residence several years later. Ordinary least squares and instrumental variables estimates both suggest a statistically significant positive relationship. The preferred instrumental variable estimates suggest that a one percentage point increase in birth-state enrollment rates increases later life birth-state residence by roughly 0.41 percentage points. Implications for policy are discussed.
