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Title: Internal migration in the United States: A comprehensive comparative assessment of the Consumer Credit Panel

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2019

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ISSN: 1435-9871

DOI: 10.4054/demres.2019.41.33

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Abstract: We introduce and provide the first comprehensive comparative assessment of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Consumer Credit Panel (CCP) to demonstrate the utility and unique advantages of these data for research on internal migration in the United States. Relative to other data sources on U.S. internal migration, the CCP permits highly detailed cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of migration, both temporally and geographically. After introducing these data, we compare cross-sectional and longitudinal estimates of migration from the CCP to similar estimates derived from the American Community Survey, the Current Population Survey, Internal Revenue Service data, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, and the Survey of Income and Program Participation. Our results firmly establish the comparative utility and advantages of the CCP. We conclude by identifying some profitable directions for future research on U.S. internal migration using these data.

Url: https://www.demographic-research.org/Volumes/Vol41/33/

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Authors: DeWaard, Jack; Johnson, Janna; Whitaker, Stephan

Periodical (Full): Demographic Research

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Volume: 41

Pages: 953-1006

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Other

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