Incomplete information and migration: The grass is greener across the higher fence

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-19

  Allen, Jeremiah M ^a   Eaton, B Curtis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; MIGRATION; RISK PERCEPTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 14744293872     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-4146.2005.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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