Inter-regional migration in transition economies: the case of Poland

Subrata Ghatak (), Alan Mulhern () and John Watson
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Subrata Ghatak: Kingston University London
Alan Mulhern: Kingston University London

No 2007-7, Economics Discussion Papers from School of Economics, Kingston University London

Abstract: The Harris-Todaro model of migration is modified to incorporate the impact of human capital, housing stock and the availability of publicly provided goods like health care and road provision in order to analyse the determinants of migration in different regions of Poland. The Seemingly Unrelated Regression Equation [SURE] model is used to investigate the data. The results show that GDP per capita, unemployment and distance have a strong effect on regional migration in this country. Human capital is also an important explanatory factor as is the provision of key publicly provided facilities such as roads. The lack of housing in Poland is important in explaining the low levels of internal migration.

Keywords: regional migration; Harris Todaro model; transition economies; Poland; SURE Model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J61 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2007-09-01
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