See also the article 'The effect of migration on income growth and convergence: Meta-analytic evidence' in <I>Papers in Regional Science</I> (2010). Volume 89, issue 3, pages 537-561.<P> Using meta-analytical techniques, we focus on 11 studies that explicitly measure the effect of a net migration variable...</p></i>

We compare a set of econometric studies that measure the effect of net internal migration in neoclassical models of long-run real income convergence and derive 67 comparable effect sizes. The precision-weighted estimate of beta convergence is about 2.7%. An increase in the net migration rate of...

Using meta-analytical techniques, we focus on 11 studies that explicitly measure the effect of a net migration variable in neoclassical convergence models and derive 57 comparable effect sizes. The data suggest that an increase in the net migration rate of one percentage point increases on...