Migration and regional convergence: An empirical investigation for Turkey

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 545-566

  Kirdar, Murat G ^a   Saracoǧlu, D Şirin ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fixed effects; Internal migration; IV estimation; Regional convergence; Regional growth

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH RATE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LABOR MIGRATION; REGIONAL ECONOMY; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; SKILLED LABOR;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

EID: 57749189834     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2008.00178.x     Document Type: Article

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