Thompson occupations. The big cities into which the migrants move are also burdened with increased congestion, greater trip distances, more political fragmentation and inner city housing shortages. If this is the case, then the price signals are misleading; we have made it too cheap to leave small towns and/or too cheap to enter big cities. Migration is profitable for the individual but not in the public interest. d) The population drift from small towns to big cities has lead some observors to argue for government intervention designed to divert the migrants more toward middle-sized places -- small

DOI link for Thompson occupations. The big cities into which the migrants move are also burdened with increased congestion, greater trip distances, more political fragmentation and inner city housing shortages. If this is the case, then the price signals are misleading; we have made it too cheap to leave small towns and/or too cheap to enter big cities. Migration is profitable for the individual but not in the public interest. d) The population drift from small towns to big cities has lead some observors to argue for government intervention designed to divert the migrants more toward middle-sized places -- small

Thompson occupations. The big cities into which the migrants move are also burdened with increased congestion, greater trip distances, more political fragmentation and inner city housing shortages. If this is the case, then the price signals are misleading; we have made it too cheap to leave small towns and/or too cheap to enter big cities. Migration is profitable for the individual but not in the public interest. d) The population drift from small towns to big cities has lead some observors to argue for government intervention designed to divert the migrants more toward middle-sized places -- small