Determinants of international migration flows to and from industrialized countries: A panel data approach beyond gravity

International Migration Review

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 899-932

  Kim, Keuntae ^a   Cohen, Joel E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ESTIMATION METHOD; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LANGUAGE; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MIGRATION; MINORITY GROUP; PANEL DATA; URBANIZATION;

EID: 78650083064     PISSN: 01979183     EISSN: 17477379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2010.00830.x     Document Type: Article

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