Learning about migration decisions from the migrants: Using complementary datasets to model intra-regional migrations in Spain

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Population Economics
Year: 2002
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Pages: 357-380

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We investigate the determinants of the remarkable increase in intra-regional migrations since the 1980's in Spain, using a large administrative micro dataset on migrants. Conditional migration probabilities are identified by comparing the migrants' joint distribution of characteristics to the corresponding distribution from the Spanish Labour Force Survey. The proportion of employment in the service industry, unemployment, house prices and education, all have an important positive effect on the individual probabilities of intra-regional migration.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:spr:jopoec:v:15:y:2002:i:2:p:357-380
Journal Field
Growth
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24