Economics

Migration behaviors leaving metropolitan areas: assessing the impacts of health risks and teleworking in the COVID-19 context

X. Peng

This intriguing study by Xue Peng explores how health risks and teleworking influenced migration away from metropolitan areas during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing Japanese government survey data, the research delves into the motivations behind migration patterns, offering critical insights into teleworking's varied impacts on different employment types and the enduring effects of infection rates. Discover the implications for future policy in times of crisis.

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Abstract

This study empirically investigates the impacts and temporal changes of health risks and teleworking on migration away from metropolitan areas (LMA migration) during the COVID-19 pandemic using Japanese government survey data and fixed effects logit models. It confirms health-risk-aversion motives in LMA migration, finds teleworking's long-term influence insignificant but impacting formal and self-employed individuals differently, and reveals that the impact of lower infection rates persisted beyond the pandemic but eventually reversed. Policy implications suggest attracting self-employed individuals from metropolitan areas during crises and enhancing teleworking environments long-term.

Publisher

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES COMMUNICATIONS

Published On

Nov 08, 2024

Authors

Xue Peng

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