Hi Daniel, and thanks for your dispatch on this very interesting topic. I was thinking of you the other day while reading the New York Times Magazine that came out last Sunday. The entire issue is devoted to California (and includes coverage of several factors that are compromising the quality of life for its residents). One essay, for instance, discusses swings in severe weather, suggesting that they might be affecting how Californians feel about their home state. Do you think weather-related issues could come to bear on people’s relocation decisions, or are such issues substantially less important than other quality-of-life measures?
Thanks for this Daniel. Do the data also suggest that remote work is allowing folks from expensive coastal areas to move to (somewhat) more affordable regions like the I.E. (but without necessarily leaving California)? I'd heard that as one explanation for the I.E.'s exceptional housing inflation during the pandemic. I also wonder if that might also explain some of the net loss and net gain in red and blue counties that you mention (assuming that the blue counties were more expensive to begin with).
Hi Daniel, and thanks for your dispatch on this very interesting topic. I was thinking of you the other day while reading the New York Times Magazine that came out last Sunday. The entire issue is devoted to California (and includes coverage of several factors that are compromising the quality of life for its residents). One essay, for instance, discusses swings in severe weather, suggesting that they might be affecting how Californians feel about their home state. Do you think weather-related issues could come to bear on people’s relocation decisions, or are such issues substantially less important than other quality-of-life measures?
Thanks for this Daniel. Do the data also suggest that remote work is allowing folks from expensive coastal areas to move to (somewhat) more affordable regions like the I.E. (but without necessarily leaving California)? I'd heard that as one explanation for the I.E.'s exceptional housing inflation during the pandemic. I also wonder if that might also explain some of the net loss and net gain in red and blue counties that you mention (assuming that the blue counties were more expensive to begin with).