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

With rapid urban expansion and loss of open space, attractive local landscapes will continue
to gain importance in location decisions and on political agendas. The present study reviews …

El libro de Armstrong y Taylor es una versión renovada de su texto de 1978, que entonces
llevaba el título Reglonal Economlc Pollcy and its Analysls, y que ha sido …

This study examines the influence of political, economic and demographic factors on the
size and composition of migration flows to North America. A modified gravity model is …

Do households move for jobs or fun, and where do they go when they move? We address
these questions using the 1970–2000 US Census. Based on a panel of quality of life and …

The theoretical framework for inferring the determinants of local population follows Haurin
(1980) and Rappaport (2004a, b). The world is assumed to comprise a large number of …

The new economic geography (NEG) has become a mainstay of regional science in the last
two decades, as signified by the awarding of Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize. Yet, most …

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 uses a conditional logit approach to study interstate migration in the United
States for each of eleven years, from 1986–1987 to 1996–1997. We test substantive …

Migration models have considered several different categories of determinants, including
economic opportunities, amenities, and state and local fiscal factors. Migration has also …