Publisher Summary This chapter describes the concept of migration, selected facts about
internal migration in developed countries, and the determinants of migration. In most …

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 …

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 …

We review developments in research on within-country migration, focusing on internal
migration in the United States. We begin by describing approaches to modeling individuals' …

It is widely believed that globalization has proceeded to the point where international
economic linkages are as strong as those within nations. Struck by research suggesting that …

Governments world-wide increasingly see energy efficiency as an important aspect of
sustainability. However, there is a debate in the literature as to whether the impact of …

This paper examines whether the significant downward shift in US gross migration rates
after 2000 is indicative of the economy nearing a stationary spatial equilibrium characterized …

Abstract P artridge MD and R ickman DS Computable general equilibrium (CGE) modelling
for regional economic development analysis, Regional Studies. Despite their long-standing …

Environmental and Resource Valuation with Revealed Preferences: A Theoretical Guide to
Empirical Models provides a systematic review of those economic approaches for valuing …

Regional computable general equilibrium (CGE) models have grown in popularity in recent
years as an alternative method to examine regional economies and regional policy issues …