University of AkureyriKarlsson, VífillEyþórsson, Grétar Þór2025-11-142025-11-142019-06-17Karlsson, V & Eyþórsson, G Þ 2019, 'Do municipal amalgamations affect interregional migration?', Stjórnmál og stjórnsýsla, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 39-66. https://doi.org/10.13177/irpa.a.2019.15.1.31670-6803467835976fce8d9d-b3b4-49b7-9a5c-75acb6dd8629unpaywall: 10.13177/irpa.a.2019.15.1.3https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/5770This paper examines the change of interregional migration following municipal amalgamations. Interregional migrations are mostly triggered by differentials in household utilities, local economic conditions, amenities and the like. Thus, it is reasonable to believe that if an amalgamation of municipalities leads to a better service or lower local taxes in a community, it would attract new inhabitants and thus, increase the net-migration - as suggested by Tiebout (1956). A macro panel data set from Iceland was used that represents several essential variables of the housing market for 79 municipalities in Iceland during the period from 1993 to 2006. The results returned mixed effects on net migration. The amalgamations seem to have had both negative and positive effects on net-migration due to the differences in the number of municipalities in each merger and the similarities in the population sizes of the previous municipalities that joined each merger.28108465339-66eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMunicipal amalgamationsInterregional migrationTerritorial reformsMunicipal structureIcelandic municipalitiesSDG 2 - Zero HungerSDG 6 - Clean Water and SanitationSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingSDG 4 - Quality EducationSDG 1 - No PovertySDG 5 - Gender EqualitySDG 10 - Reduced InequalitiesSDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and ProductionSDG 13 - Climate ActionSDG 14 - Life Below WaterSDG 15 - Life on LandSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsSDG 17 - Partnerships for the GoalsSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean EnergySDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure/dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article10.13177/irpa.a.2019.15.1.3