How different are the British in their willingness to move? Evidence from international social survey data

Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 287-303

  Drinkwater, Stephen ^a   Ingram, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Great Britain; International differences; Microdata; Willingness to move

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; EUROPEAN UNION; MIGRATION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 61549117741     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400701827378     Document Type: Article

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