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Where do migrants go? An analysis of urban and rural destined/originated migration in Finland in 1996-99

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Satu Nivalainen ()

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This study examines urban and rural destined/originated migration in Finland in 1996-1999 using a large micro-level data set. Three conclusions stand out from the results. Firstly, migrants not only differ from stayers but there are also many differences between migrants from and to rural and urban areas. In particular, rural-to-urban migrants are highly educated while those moving from urban to rural areas are not. Secondly, locational preferences vary according to the life-cycle: young and single individuals head to urban areas, whereas couples and retired persons tend to relocate from urban to rural areas. Thirdly, the results suggest that both rural-to-urban and urban-to-rural migration work to the benefit of the urban areas; hence regional disparities are likely to increase rather than decrease upon continuing migration.

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  1. Nivalainen, Satu, 1999. "The effects of family life cycle, family ties and distance on migration: micro evidence from Finland in 1994," ERSA conference papers ersa99pa271, European Regional Science Association. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Stark, Oded, 1984. "Rural-to-Urban Migration in LDCs: A Relative Deprivation Approach," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 32(3), pages 475-86, April.
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  6. Pekkala, Sari, 2000. "Migration In A Core-Periphery Model: Analysis Of Agglomeration In Regional Growth Centres," ERSA conference papers ersa00p33, European Regional Science Association. [Downloadable!]
  7. Satu Nivalainen, 2003. "Who move to rural areas? Micro Evidence from Finland," ERSA conference papers ersa03p214, European Regional Science Association. [Downloadable!]
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