Do migrants follow market potentials? An estimation of a new economic geography model

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 439-458

  Crozet, Matthieu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Economic geography; European regions; Migration

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; WAGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 4043089052     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnlecg/lbh029     Document Type: Article

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