Tiebout's 'voting with their feet' meets combinatorial Hodge theory

Our new paper on the liveability of cities with Kohei Nagamachi and Tetsuya Shimane is published.

Reference

Learning about the liveability of cities from young migrants using the combinatorial Hodge theory approach , Takaaki Aoki, Kohei Nagamachi & Tetsuya Shimane, npj urban sustainability , vol. 5, 84 (2025).
DOI: 10.1038/s42949-025-00270-4 [open access]

Press release in Japanese

• 移住データから市区町村の「住みやすさ」を定量化 子育て世帯と若年女性では異なる都市の魅力が明らかに

Media

• ScienceMag on 2025/10/22
  Young Migrants Reveal City Liveability via Hodge Theory
• 大学ジャーナル on 2025/10/31
  移住データに基づく客観的な「住みやすさ」の定量化に成功　滋賀大学など

tags: HumanMobility, Liveability