Immigration and the neighborhood

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Geography
Year: 2022
Volume: 22
Issue: 4
Pages: 779-799

Authors (4)

Joseph Han (not in RePEc) Jinwook Hur (not in RePEc) Jongkwan Lee (Yonsei University) Hyunjoo Yang (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We investigate the impact of an increase in immigrant inflows on natives’ residential choices in a large metropolitan city. We utilize an administrative dataset containing information about residential address changes and self-reported reasons for relocation. Exploiting the expansion of a special visa program as an exogenous shock, we find that immigration inflows are both a push and a pull factor for natives. While neighborhoods in Seoul lost more than 6 natives for every 10 additional immigrants between 2006 and 2015, certain native workers were drawn to areas with immigrant inflows for job-related reasons.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:jecgeo:v:22:y:2022:i:4:p:779-799.
Journal Field
Urban
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25