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Effect of auto plant opening on net migration in the auto corridor, 1980-97


Abstract: In linking demographic trends of the last two decades to the geographic dispersion of the auto industry, this article finds that the addition of a large plant significantly influences the migration experience of the host county as well as counties adjacent to it.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Part of Series: Economic Perspectives

Publication Date: 2000

Volume: 25

Issue: Q IV

Pages: 14-29