MA Thesis, working paper
In this paper, I focus on a narrow but clearly defined dimension of opportunity: the cost of migrating out of your birthplace. I find that the theoretical relationship between migration costs and intergenerational mobility depends heavily on the distribution of those costs. A reduction in migration costs may reduce upward mobility rates. I find some correlational evidence consistent with this model and propose a causal strategy using a novel "pull factors" exogenous shifter using data from the NSLY97, NSLY79, Opportunity Insights, and the Wharton Residential Land Use Regulation Index.