The Migratory Response of Labor to Special Economic Zones in the Philippines, 1995-2005

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 141-164

  Sanders, Scott R ^a   Brown, David L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Labor migration; Philippines; Rural urban migration; Special economic zones

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; GIS; GROWTH RATE; INVESTMENT; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION GROWTH; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 84855654396     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-011-9220-7     Document Type: Article

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