Exploring the Drivers of Internal Labour Migration for the Regions of Great Britain

• Main Authors: Dickey, Heather, Magante, Maire Carroline
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: Great Britain; Regional migration; returns to migration; selectivity bias; Labor Economics; Migration Studies; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/214; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/economics-faculty-pubs/article/1214/viewcontent/Exploring_the_drivers_of_internal_labour_migration_for_the_regions_of_Great_Britain.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The role of internal migration in reducing regional inequalities is a common feature of classical economic theory and urban economics models. If regional migration is important in reducing spatial disparities, then understanding its causes, and barriers, is crucial. This paper explores the drivers o...