Considering, planning, and realizing migration in early adulthood. The influence of life-course events and perceived opportunities on leaving the city in Germany

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-94

  Kley, Stefanie A ^a   Mulder, Clara H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision making and behaviour; Early adulthood; Life course; Migration; Residential mobility

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MIGRATION; PLANNING PROCESS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY;

GERMANY;

EID: 77949304293     PISSN: 15664910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10901-009-9167-8     Document Type: Article

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