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来源

来源 JOURNAL OF URBAN ECONOMICS,Vol.83,P.73-86

语言

英文

关键字

Unemployment protection;Migration;Mobility;Place-based policy;Lagging regions;H3;J6;R3

作者单位

Universitat de Barcelona, Spain;Institut d’Economia de Barcelona (IEB), Spain;Universitat de Barcelona, Spain;Institut d’Economia de Barcelona (IEB), Spain

摘要

In this paper we analyze the unintended effects on mobility of a national place-based policy (SIPTEA) increasing unemployment protection in two lagging regions of southern Spain, namely, Extremadura and Andalucía. Using a border identification strategy and (1981 and 1991) census data at the municipal level, we estimate the effects of SIPTEA on population growth, the probability of staying and in-migration in rural areas that are experiencing high unemployment. The results indicate that the policy increased both the probability of staying and in-migration, although the locational inefficiencies implied are not particularly large.