@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp12051, author={Winters, John V.}, title={In-State College Enrollment and Later Life Location Decisions}, year={2018}, month={Dec}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={12051}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp12051}, abstract={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.}, keywords={higher education policy;in-state college enrollment;migration;college attendance}, }