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Population decline in Lithuania : who lives in declining regions and who leaves?
Ubarevičienė, Rūta; Ham, Maarten van - 2016
Since the 1990s, Lithuania lost almost a quarter of its population, and some regions within the country lost more than … in Lithuania. The main focus is on understanding who lives in those regions which are rapidly losing population, and who … regions. This paper provides empirical evidence of selective migration and increasing regional disparities in Lithuania. While …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011528102
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Shrinking regions in a shrinking country : the geography of population decline in Lithuania 2001 - 2011
Ubarevičienė, Rūta; Ham, Maarten van; Burneika, Donatas - 2014
spatial dimension of population decline on the national level. Lithuania is one of the countries which have experienced very … in Lithuania of 17.2% between 1989 and 2011, with the decrease being more intense during the second decade of the period …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010257596
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Are ghettos good or bad? : evidence from US internal migration
Zhang, Junfu; Liang, Zheng - 2014
It is difficult to determine whether ghettos are good or bad, partly because racial segregation may have some effects that are unobservable. To overcome this challenge, we present a migration choice model that allows for estimating the overall effects of racial segregation. The key idea...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010341251
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Regional migration, insurance and economic shocks : evidence from Nicaraguax
Millán, Teresa Molina - 2015
To test whether transfers sent and received by regional migrants serve an insurance role, this paper estimates the causal impact of income shocks at a migrant's origin and destination location on the bilateral transfer of funds. Using rainfall shocks in rural Nicaragua, I find that migrants aged...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011387156
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Childhood determinants of internal youth migration in Senegal
Herrera, Catalina; Sahn, David E. - 2020
BACKGROUND: Internal migration, mostly composed of young adults and the poor, constitutes the largest flow of people in developing countries. Few studies document the patterns and determinants of internal youth migration in sub-Saharan Africa. OBJECTIVES: This paper analyzes the socioeconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012178292
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The competitive earning incentive for sons : evidence from migration in China
Li, Wenchao; Yi, Junjian - 2015
This paper first finds a clear pattern of child gender difference in family migration in China. Specifically, our estimates show that on average, the first child being a son increases the father's migration probability by 25.2 percent. We hypothesize that the family's competitive earning...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307893
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Modest expectations: Causes and effects of migration on migrant households in source countries
Hagen-Zanker, Jessica - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This research, mainly looking at Albania and Moldova, investigates the reasons why people migrate internationally and send remittances. It also analyses the consequences of internal migration on the wellbeing of migrants and their family and how it affects the relationship between family...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008873555
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The best and brightest. Selezione positiva e brain drain nelle migrazioni interne italiane
Nifo, Annamaria; Pagnotta, Stefano; Scalera, Domenico - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
During the last decade, the internal migration flows from Southern Italy to the central and northern regions of the country have become more significant. Unlike the past, these flows are characterised by a strong incidence of qualified workers with secondary or tertiary education. Also, even in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009359922
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Internal migration: a review of the literature
Etzo, Ivan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
The interest of interregional migration flows in economics covers two important aspects. The first aspect concerns the role played by the main macroeconomic variables in determining the intensity and the directions of the migration flows. The second aspect focuses on migration as an important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621724
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Economic opportunities and gender equity : the migration and education decisions of young women from rural China
Xing, Chunbing; Sun, Yan - 2019
We study how the migration decision of young women in rural China is shaped by the return arrangement and opportunities of college education. Women outnumbered men in young rural-urban migrants in the early 2000s, but the surplus of young women has recently disappeared. We propose that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012003780