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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 779-799 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Journal of Economic Geography |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jul 2022 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Immigration
- Native flight
- South Korea