tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448927642739850334.post5142031022733050361..comments2023-10-29T08:06:00.610+00:00Comments on The Political Economist: ‘Voting with feet’ (part 1)Vuk Vukovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01878567452492217960noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448927642739850334.post-70183486691593836142012-07-13T11:14:22.126+01:002012-07-13T11:14:22.126+01:00yes, I raise this issue in the text. Also, this ti...yes, I raise this issue in the text. Also, this ties up to the idea of how better inter-state migration in the US could have influenced its growth patterns and made them stronger than in Europe - the willingness to migrate and quickly allocate capital (human capital) to where it's most productive is a good sign of a buoyant and successful economy.Vuk Vukovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01878567452492217960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3448927642739850334.post-47578556840070153862012-07-12T22:51:33.867+01:002012-07-12T22:51:33.867+01:00Good text! The maps are very interesting. I spent ...Good text! The maps are very interesting. I spent an hour just playing with the interactive map on the Forbes page. <br /><br />However, maybe other reasons can explain this across-the-US migration... For example the movement from LA to NYC can mostly be explained by changing jobs and careers rather than voting with feet and disatisfaction with local public goods. And as you've said, retired people move to Flordia for the sun, not necessarily better public goods, although I can see how that example can be voting with feet.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14413273098082958690noreply@blogger.com