selective migration

We test if the subjective impairment through air pollution selectively affects the probability of out-migration according to income and minority status.

Building on an original dataset including georeferenced data of 6,570 highly polluting industrial facilities over the period from 2008 to 2017 along with income and demographic data of 4,455 municipalities, we investigate socio-demographic changes before and after the occurrence of new facilities.

The study uses longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel to investigate the process of selective migration and its connection to the perceived exposure to air pollution in Germany.