PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - John V. Winters
TI  - In-State College Enrollment and Later Life Location Decisions
AID  - 10.3368/jhr.55.4.0916-8255R2
DP  - 2020 Oct 02
TA  - Journal of Human Resources
PG  - 1400--1426
VI  - 55
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/55/4/1400.short
4100  - http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/55/4/1400.full
SO  - J Hum Resour2020 Oct 02; 55
AB  - State and local policymakers are very interested in how attending college in one’s home state affects the likelihood of living in that state after college. This paper uses cohort-level data from the American Community Survey, decennial censuses, and other sources to examine how birth-state college enrollment affects birth-state residence several years later. Ordinary least squares and instrumental variables estimates both suggest a statistically significant positive relationship. The preferred instrumental variable estimates suggest that a one percentage point increase in birth-state enrollment rates increases later life birth-state residence by roughly 0.41 percentage points. Implications for policy are discussed.