examine net migration rates for a sample of 171 medium and large cities for the period 1960 through 2002. We conclude that … while the declining net migration rate was reversed during the first half of the 1990s, restrictions continued to matter … during the early years of transition in the sense that net migration rates were lower in the restricted than in the …

examine net migration rates for a sample of 171 medium and large cities for the period 1960 through 2002. We conclude that … while the declining net migration rate was reversed during the first half of the 1990s, restrictions continued to matter … during the early years of transition in the sense that net migration rates were lower in the restricted than in the …

We analyze the efficiency of urbanization patterns in a stylized dynamic model of urban growth with three sectors of …'). If, however, production becomes cleaner over time ('green growth') the equilibrium urbanization path reaches the … efficient urbanization path after finite time without need of a coordinating mechanism. The results may be generalized to take …

industrialization and, thereby, their take-off to a state of sustained economic growth. The theory contributes to the understanding of … innovation and their ability in fostering industrialization, the proposed theory suggests that the desirable degree of the …

new technological paradigm, which delayed their industrialization and, hence, their take-off to a state of sustained … development in the agricultural stage but has had a negative impact on income per capita in the course of industrialization; and … economic development in the process of industrialization. …

new technological paradigm, which delayed their industrialization and, hence, their take-off to a state of sustained … development in the agricultural stage but has had a negative impact on income per capita in the course of industrialization; and … economic development in the process of industrialization. …

, partial agglomeration becomes a stable long run outcome in both with and without migration. Furthermore, the level of … the need to evaluate the imperfectness of migration when modifying the urban geography as a policy implication. …

migration that might have been sparked by such significant economic and social changes. Overall, the results suggest that …