Who Moves to Depressed Regions? An Analysis of Migration Streams in Finland in the 1990s

Merja Kauhanen and Hannu Tervo
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Merja Kauhanen: Labour Institute for Economic Research, Finland, Merja.Kauhanen@labour.fi

International Regional Science Review, 2002, vol. 25, issue 2, 200-218

Abstract: Depressed regions typically lose a large number of migrants but simultaneously are destination regions for some migrants. This study analyzes those people who decided to move to depressed regions in Finland in 1993-1996. The analysis is based on a 1 percent sample drawn from the Finnish longitudinal census. The results show that migration into depressed regions is also a selective process. Return migration is only one part of this migration. However, the more educated an individual is, the more likely she or he is to move to a flourishing region. The process of concentration of human capital is reinforced by interregional migration.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1177/016001702762481249

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