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Explaining interregional migration trends in developed countries: a regional perspective

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  • Maximiliano Alvarez

    (The University of Queensland)

  • Aude Bernard

    (The University of Queensland)

  • Scott N. Lieske

    (The University of Queensland)

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The goal of this paper is to determine the role of economic and sociodemographic changes in driving trends in interregional migration rates in developed countries. Regional-level annual panel data of bilateral migration, economic and sociodemographic factors for a sample of eight European and non-European developed countries (2000–2019) are used to estimate dynamic heterogeneous and cross-sectionally augmented distributed lag panel regressions. Results reveal country-specific contributions of aggregate economic and sociodemographic transformations are a consequence of within-country heterogeneous temporal variations and origin–destination long-run linkages with bilateral migration flows. The findings emphasize the key role of economic and sociodemographic spatiotemporal variations on long-run overall interregional migration through spatially reconfiguring attractiveness and populations' migratory propensity and offer an explanation for the puzzling cross-country heterogeneity in interregional migration trends among countries with comparable national economic and sociodemographic transformations.

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  • Maximiliano Alvarez & Aude Bernard & Scott N. Lieske, 2025. "Explaining interregional migration trends in developed countries: a regional perspective," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 68(5), pages 2413-2453, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:68:y:2025:i:5:d:10.1007_s00181-024-02697-7
    DOI: 10.1007/s00181-024-02697-7
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