Internal migration in developed countries
MJ Greenwood - Handbook of population and family economics, 1997 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter describes the concept of migration, selected facts about
internal migration in developed countries, and the determinants of migration. In most …
internal migration in developed countries, and the determinants of migration. In most …
Human capital and regional development
Since the seminal contributions in the 1960s by Becker and Schultz, the analysis of human
capital has taken on a progressively more central role in discussions, not only in respect of …
capital has taken on a progressively more central role in discussions, not only in respect of …
Internal migration in the United States
This paper examines the history of internal migration in the United States since the 1980s.
By most measures, internal migration in the United States is at a 30-year low. The …
By most measures, internal migration in the United States is at a 30-year low. The …
The power of the family
A Alesina, P Giuliano - Journal of Economic growth, 2010 - Springer
We study the importance of family ties on economic behavior. We define our measure of
family ties using individual responses from the World Value Survey (WVS) regarding the role …
family ties using individual responses from the World Value Survey (WVS) regarding the role …
The economic aftermath of resource booms: evidence from boomtowns in the American West
The current US oil and gas boom is injecting labour, capital and revenue into communities
near reserves. Will these communities be cursed with lower long‐run incomes in the wake of …
near reserves. Will these communities be cursed with lower long‐run incomes in the wake of …
Effects of unemployment on new firm formation: Micro-level panel data evidence from Finland
J Ritsilä, H Tervo - Small business economics, 2002 - Springer
This paper aims to provide a comprehensive insight into the role that unemployment plays in
influencing new firm formation. Panel data models and micro-level data are used to help …
influencing new firm formation. Panel data models and micro-level data are used to help …
From reunification to economic integration: Productivity and the labor market in Eastern Germany
IT IS DIFFICULT TO FIND A MORE dramatic episode of economic dislocation in peacetime
during the twentieth century than that associated with the reunification of Germany. It is a sad …
during the twentieth century than that associated with the reunification of Germany. It is a sad …
Staunching emigration from East Germany: Age and the determinants of migration
J Hunt - Journal of the European Economic Association, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Following the unification of Germany in 1990, eastern wages and unemployment both rose
rapidly. I demonstrate that rising wages reduced eastern emigration greatly, while rising …
rapidly. I demonstrate that rising wages reduced eastern emigration greatly, while rising …
Migration theories and evidence: an assessment
S Ghatak, P Levine, SW Price - Journal of economic surveys, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a critical survey of theories of migration, their welfare and policy
implications and their empirical relevance. We also develop some extensions to the theory …
implications and their empirical relevance. We also develop some extensions to the theory …
Rural unemployment pushes migrants to urban areas in Jiangsu Province, China
H Lyu, Z Dong, M Roobavannan… - Palgrave …, 2019 - nature.com
Migration is often seen as an adaptive human response to adverse socio-environmental
conditions, such as water scarcity. A rigorous assessment of the causes of migration …
conditions, such as water scarcity. A rigorous assessment of the causes of migration …