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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