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49 IZA Discussion Papers
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17148
Earnings Assimilation of Post-reunification East German Migrants in West Germany
Regina T. Riphahn, Irakli Sauer
forthcoming in: Labour
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15808
Migration Gravity, Networks, and Unemployment
Arnab K. Basu, Nancy H. Chau, Gary C. Lin
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15559
Does Population Sorting through Internal Migration Increase Healthcare Costs and Needs in Peripheral Regions?
Shobhit Kulshreshtha, Martin Salm, Ansgar Wübker
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15400
Brain Refrain and Human Capital Formation in Spain
Jose Blanco-Álvarez, Christopher Parsons, Sam Tang, Yong Wang
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15193
The Isolated States of America: Home State Bias, State Identity, and the Impact of State Borders on Mobility
Riley Wilson
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15047
The Economics of Internal Migration: Advances and Policy Questions
Ning Jia, Raven Molloy, Christopher L. Smith, Abigail Wozniak
published in: Journal of Economic Literature, 2021, 61 (1), 144–180
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14157
When Distance Drives Destination, Towns Can Stimulate Development
Joachim De Weerdt, Luc Christiaensen, Ravi Kanbur
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14052
Heterogeneity in Migration Responses to Climate Shocks: Evidence from Madagascar
Francesca Marchetta, David E. Sahn, Luca Tiberti, Johany Dufour
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14013
The Effect of Education on Geographic Mobility: Incidence, Timing, and Type of Migration
Abdurrahman B. Aydemir, Murat Güray Kirdar, Huzeyfe Torun
published as 'The effect of education on internal migration of young men and women: incidence, timing, and type of migration' in: Labour Economics, 2022, 74, 102098
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13479
Air Pollution Quotas and the Dynamics of Internal Skilled Migration in Chinese Cities
Bo Yu, Wang-Sheng Lee, Shuddhasattwa Rafiq
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12988
Childhood Determinants of Internal Youth Migration in Senegal
Catalina Herrera-Almanza, David E. Sahn
published in: Demographic Research, 2020, 43 (45), 1335 - 1366
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12624
Self-Employment and Migration
Samuele Giambra, David McKenzie
published in: World Development, 2022, 141, 105362
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11279
China's "Great Migration": The Impact of the Reduction in Trade Policy Uncertainty
Giovanni Facchini, Maggie Y. Liu, Anna Maria Mayda, Minghai Zhou
published in: Journal of International Economics, 2019, 120, 126-144
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10853
Moving to Despair? Migration and Well-Being in Pakistan
Joyce J Chen, Katrina Kosec, Valerie Mueller
published in: World Development, 2019, 113, 186 - 203
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10603
Risk Attitudes and Household Migration Decisions
Christian Dustmann, Francesco Fasani, Xin Meng, Luigi Minale
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2023 58 (1), 112-145
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10329
The Gravity Model of Migration: The Successful Comeback of an Ageing Superstar in Regional Science
Jacques Poot, Omoniyi Alimi, Michael P. Cameron, David C. Maré
published in: Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research, 2016, 36, 63-86
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10160
Population Decline in Lithuania: Who Lives in Declining Regions and Who Leaves?
Rūta Ubarevičienė, Maarten van Ham
published in: Regional Studies, Regional Science, 2017, 4 (1), 57 - 79
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10119
Migration Experience and Access to a First Job in Uganda
Delphine Boutin
published in: International Labour Review, 2018, 157, 631 -650
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10114
Labor Supply Shocks, Native Wages, and the Adjustment of Local Employment
Christian Dustmann, Uta Schönberg, Jan Stuhler
published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2017, 132 (1), 435–483
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9600
Job Search, Locus of Control, and Internal Migration
Marco Caliendo, Deborah A. Cobb-Clark, Juliane Hennecke, Arne Uhlendorff
substantially revised version published as 'Locus of Control and Internal Migration' in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2019, 79, 1-19.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9494
Regional Migration, Insurance and Economic Shocks: Evidence from Nicaragua
Teresa Molina Millán
published in: Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56 (11), 2000-2029
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9460
Minimum Wages and Spatial Equilibrium: Theory and Evidence
Joan Monras
published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2019, 37 (3), 853–904
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8926
The Winner Takes It All: Internal Migration, Education and Wages in Ethiopia
Niels-Hugo Blunch, Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi
published in: Migration Studies, 2015, 3(3), 417-437
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8924
Immigration and Wage Dynamics: Evidence from the Mexican Peso Crisis
Joan Monras
published in: Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 128, 3017–3089
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8922
Cultural Biases in Migration: Estimating Non-Monetary Migration Costs
Oliver Falck, Alfred Lameli, Jens Ruhose
published in: Papers in Regional Science, 2018, 97 (2), 411-438
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8840
Economic Shocks and Internal Migration
Joan Monras
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8351
Aging and Migration in a Transition Economy: The Case of China
Örn B. Bodvarsson, Jack W. Hou, Kailing Shen
published as 'Aging and Migration: Micro and Macro Evidence from China' in: Frontiers of Economics in China, 2016, 11 (4), 548-580
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8093
Are Ghettos Good or Bad? Evidence from U.S. Internal Migration
Junfu Zhang, Liang Zheng
revised version published as 'Are People Willing to Pay for Less Segregation? Evidence from U.S. Internal Migration' in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2015, 53, 97-112
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8089
Strong versus Weak Ties in Migration
Corrado Giulietti, Jackline Wahba, Yves Zenou
published in: European Economic Review, 2018, 104, 111 - 137
IZA Discussion Paper No. 8036
Impact of Internal Migration on Political Participation in Turkey
Ali T. Akarca, Aysit Tansel
published in: IZA Journal of Migration, 2015, 4 (1).
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7370
Showing Off to the New Neighbors? Income, Socioeconomic Status and Consumption Patterns of Internal Migrants
Alexander M. Danzer, Barbara Dietz, Kseniia Gatskova, Achim Schmillen
published in: Journal of Comparative Economics, 2014, 42(1), 230-245
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7016
Internal Migration and Life Satisfaction: Well-Being Effects of Moving as a Young Adult
Maggie Switek
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6923
The Effect of Weather-Induced Internal Migration on Local Labor Markets: Evidence from Uganda
Eric Strobl, Marie-Anne Valfort
published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2015, 29 (2), 385-412
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6627
Southwest as the New Internal Migration Destination in Turkey
Ali T. Akarca, Aysit Tansel
first part published as 'Tourism Driven Migration to Southwestern Turkey' in: Bogazici Journal, 2017, 31 (1). 23-42 / second part published as 'Analysing Internal Migration to Antalya and Mugla Through Gravity Modelling' in: Sosyoekonomi, 2018, 26 (37), 117-126.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5903
Internal Migration in the United States
Raven Molloy, Christopher L. Smith, Abigail Wozniak
published in: Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2011, 25 (3), 173-196
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5070
The Effects of Aging on Migration in a Transition Economy: The Case of China
Örn B. Bodvarsson, Jack W. Hou
substantially revised version available as IZA DP No. 8351
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4743
Dialects, Cultural Identity, and Economic Exchange
Oliver Falck, Stephan Heblich, Alfred Lameli, Jens Suedekum
published in: Journal of Urban Economics, 2012, 72 (2-3), 225-239
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4522
The Effect of Migration on Income Growth and Convergence: Meta-Analytic Evidence
Ceren Ozgen, Peter Nijkamp, Jacques Poot
published in: Papers in Regional Science, 2010, 89 (3), 537-561
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4493
The Regulation of Migration in a Transition Economy: China’s Hukou System
Shuming Bao, Örn B. Bodvarsson, Jack W. Hou, Yaohui Zhao
published in: Contemporary Economic Policy, 2011, 29 (4), 564 - 579
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3778
City Beautiful
Gerald A. Carlino, Albert Saiz
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3592
Centralized Wage Determination and Regional Unemployment Differences: The Case of Italy
Vincenzo Caponi
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3432
The Impact of College Graduation on Geographic Mobility: Identifying Education Using Multiple Components of Vietnam Draft Risk
Ofer Malamud, Abigail Wozniak
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2012. 47(4), 913-950.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 3226
Are Immigrants More Mobile Than Natives? Evidence from Germany
Matthias Schündeln
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2924
Interprovincial Migration in China: The Effects of Investment and Migrant Networks
Shuming Bao, Örn B. Bodvarsson, Jack W. Hou, Yaohui Zhao
published in: Chinese Economy, 2009, 42 (4), 7-29
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2766
Labor Reallocation over the Business Cycle: New Evidence from Internal Migration
Raven E. Saks, Abigail Wozniak
published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2011, 29 (4). 697 - 739
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2274
1.5 Generation Internal Migration in the US: Dispersion from States of Immigration?
Mark Ellis, Jamie Goodwin-White
published in: International Migration Review, 2006, 40 (4), 899-926
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2269
Dispersion or Concentration for the 1.5 Generation? Destination Choices of the Children of Immigrants in the US
Jamie Goodwin-White
published in: Population, Space and Place, 2007, 13 (5), 313 - 331
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1954
Educational Differences in the Migration Responses of Young Workers to Local Labor Market Conditions
Abigail Wozniak
published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2010, 45 (4), 944-970
IZA Discussion Paper No. 521
Employment Status, Endogenous Regional Mobility, and Spatial Dependencies in Labor Markets
René Fahr, Uwe Sunde
revised version published as 'Spatial mobility and competition for jobs: Some theory and evidence for Western Germany' in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2006, 36 (6), 802 - 825
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