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Internal Migration in Romania. Revisiting the Harris-Todaro Model of Migration

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  • POP SILAGHI Monica Ioana
  • TOMOIAGĂ Ecaterina

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  • POP SILAGHI Monica Ioana & TOMOIAGĂ Ecaterina, 2023. "Internal Migration in Romania. Revisiting the Harris-Todaro Model of Migration," European Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Bucharest Economic Academy, issue 02, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:jis:ejistu:y:2023:i:02:id:532
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    Keywords

    rural-urban migration; Harris-Todaro model; period seemingly unrelated regression; Romania;
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    JEL classification:

    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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