òòò½Íø Papers and Proceedings
ISSN 2574-0768 (Print) | ISSN 2574-0776 (Online)
Tribal Casinos and Identifying Who Moves to Opportunity
òòò½Íø Papers and Proceedings
vol. 114,
May 2024
(pp. 435–41)
Abstract
In this analysis, we examine what types of households migrate to American Indian reservation lands after the start of casino operations using longitudinal household data for 1989–2017. We find heterogeneous effects on migration by households of different types. American Indians who are single parents are significantly more likely to move to reservation lands after gaming operations commence. No significant changes in mobility were found among married households with children. These results suggest that pull factors may also affect how households decide to relocate when there are changes to economic opportunities and other community or social amenities.Citation
Simeonova, Emilia, Randall Akee, and Maggie R. Jones. 2024. "Tribal Casinos and Identifying Who Moves to Opportunity." òòò½Íø Papers and Proceedings 114: 435–41. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20241106Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D12 Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- J12 Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse
- J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
- J61 Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
- R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics