Wealth Migration Trends: Remote Work Technology Empowers Workers to Live Anywhere
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Host Joe Selvaggi talks with Pioneer Institute’s Andrew Mikula about his recent research into migration trends of high-income individuals, how pandemic-related technologies may accelerate that movement, and what challenges these changes present for policy makers.
Guest:
Andrew Mikula is Economic Research Analyst at Pioneer Institute. Mr. Mikula was previously a Lovett & Ruth Peters Economic Opportunity Fellow at Pioneer Institute and studied economics at Bates College.
Related Pioneer Institute Research:
New Study Finds Pandemic-Spurred Technologies Lowered Barriers to Exit in High-Cost States
New Study Shows Significant Wealth Migration from Massachusetts to Florida, New Hampshire
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