The effect of migration on income growth and convergence: Meta-analytic evidence

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 537-561

  Ozgen, Ceren ^a   Nijkamp, Peter ^a   Poot, Jacques ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Convergence; Economic growth; Internal migration; Meta analysis; Neoclassical model; Regional disparities

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INTERNAL MIGRATION; META-ANALYSIS; NEOCLASSICAL THEORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGIONAL PATTERN;

EID: 84857687115     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2010.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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