The pattern of migration with variable migration cost

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-54

  Chau, Nancy H ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION DETERMINANTS; MIGRATION FACTOR; MIGRATION PATTERN; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL NETWORKS;

EID: 0031451656     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-4146.00042     Document Type: Article

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