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来源

REGIONAL SCIENCE AND URBAN ECONOMICS,Vol.72,IssueSI,P.103-114

语言

英文

关键字

Conditional spatial beta- and sigma-convergence; Migration; European regions; Regional convergence; Beta- and sigma-convergence; Solow model JEL; INTERNAL MIGRATION; HOST COUNTRY; GROWTH; IMPACT; SELECTION; RETURNS; STATES

作者单位

[Fischer, Lorenz Benedikt; Pfaffermayr, Michael] Univ Innsbruck, Dept Econ, Univ Str 15, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. [Pfaffermayr, Michael] Austrian Inst Econ Res, Objekt 20, A-1030 Vienna, Austria. [Pfaffermayr, Michael] CESifo, Munich, Germany. Fischer, LB (reprint author), Univ Innsbruck, Dept Econ, Univ Str 15, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. E-Mail: Lorenz.Fischer@uibk.ac.at; Michael.Pfaffermayr@uibk.ac.at

摘要

A spatial system of equations for regional income growth and migration allows to identify the impact of migration on regional income convergence despite the dependence of migration rates on initial income per worker. Using a spatial systems estimator, we find a significant positive effect of migration on income convergence within the European Union on the NUTS 2 level. As migration is generally observed from low to high income regions, growth rates of income per worker tend to decrease in regions experiencing net immigration, while lagging regions experience higher speeds of income convergence due to net emigration. As a consequence, migration increases sigma-convergence by about 0.45 percentage points.