Interregional Migration and Thresholds: Evidence from Spain

Interregional Migration in Spain: a Semiparametric Analysis

This paper analyses the determinants of internal migration in Spain between 1995 and 2002. After a brief descriptive study, we begin by presenting an analytical model of internal migration flows. Subsequently, we carry out a semiparametric analysis of some of the main factors affecting the size of net migration rates. The general conclusion that we come to is that these rates are mainly influen...

Black Education , Earnings , and Interregional Migration : Some New Evidence

Internal migration and interregional convergence in Russia1

In this paper, we study panel data on region-to-region gross migration flows in Russia for 19952010. We find that barriers to labor mobility that hindered internal migration in 1990s, have been generally eliminated by the end of 2000s. In 1990s many poor Russian regions were in a poverty trap: potential workers wanted to leave those regions but could not afford to finance the move. In 2000s (es...

Analysing Structures of Interregional Migration in England

A methodology for identifying key structures in migration flow tables is presented in this chapter. The tables contain flows of persons cross-classified by origin, destination and some other characteristic, such as age or ethnicity. This work is important for both understanding aggregate migration patterns in general and for estimating flows in the context of incomplete migration data. The rese...

Theories on Interregional Migration: An Overview

This paper gives an overview of theories on interregional migration. Conventional theories within economics and geography are discussed, and some new ideas are introduced. For example, the value of physical capital in a welfare society is now so large that it will slow down net migration. Finally, contemporary progress in research is discussed. New methods will make it possible to understand ma...