A model for net migration between the Portuguese regions. Another perspective

Martinho, Vítor João Pereira Domingues (2011): A model for net migration between the Portuguese regions. Another perspective.

Abstract

We built a model identifying the determinants that affect the mobility of labor. The empirical part of the work will be performed for the NUTS III of Portugal, from 1991 and 2001. At this level of spatial disaggregation (and in this period) the basic equipment (amenities), particularly in terms of availability of housing, are the main determinants of migration (1)(Martinho 2011).

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: net migration; Portuguese regions; cross-section estimations
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Single Equation Models ; Single Variables > C20 - General; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C5 - Econometric Modeling > C50 - General; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O15 - Human Resources ; Human Development ; Income Distribution ; Migration; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R2 - Household Analysis > R23 - Regional Migration ; Regional Labor Markets ; Population ; Neighborhood Characteristics

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