Family Attachment and the Decision to Move in Blacks and Whites

Spilimbergo, Antonio; Ubeda, Luis

doi:10.2139/ssrn.268276

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Family Attachment and the Decision to Move in Blacks and Whites

31 Pages Posted: 27 Apr 2001

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Antonio Spilimbergo

International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Research Department; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - The William Davidson Institute

Luis Ubeda

Charles III University of Madrid

Date Written: March 2001

Abstract

Blacks have lower geographical mobility rates than whites even though blacks have several characteristics that are usually associated with high mobility rates such as low home ownership rate, high unemployment rate, and low marriage rate. This apparent contradiction can be explained by the role of the extended family. We test the relevance of the extended family in explaining mobility by using a proxy that we construct using data from PSID. Our results are robust to different specifications and estimation techniques.

Keywords: labor mobility, African-American, family attachment, PSID

JEL Classification: J61, E24, R23

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Spilimbergo, Antonio and Ubeda Rives, Luis Antonio, Family Attachment and the Decision to Move in Blacks and Whites (March 2001). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=268276 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.268276