May 11, 2021, 2:49 PM
(From Vanderbilt University) New research from Vanderbilt University showed the COVID-19 pandemic was impacting where people decided to move their families. Researchers looked at data from more than 300,000 inter-state moves within the United States and found that typically the choice of where to live was a big economic and social decision based on factors like labor markets, schools, housing costs and access to amenities. “What stood out to me was how little the infection rate in a city impacted the decision to move to or from there,” said Peter Haslag, assistant professor of finance at Vanderbilt University. “We found that it was other COVID-related factors, including regulations and the ability to work remotely, that had a greater impact on migration decisions.”
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