The Effect of Migration on Income Convergence: Meta-Analytic Evidence

Ceren Ozgen, Peter Nijkamp and Jacques Poot

No 09-022/3, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers from Tinbergen Institute

Abstract: See also the article 'The effect of migration on income growth and convergence: Meta-analytic evidence' in Papers in Regional Science (2010). Volume 89, issue 3, pages 537-561.

Using meta-analytical techniques, we focus on 11 studies that explicitly measure the effect of a net migration variable in neoclassical convergence models and derive 57 comparable effect sizes. The data suggest that an increase in the net migration rate of one percentage point increases on average the GDP per capita growth rate by 0.13 percent, thus suggesting a net migration impact that is more consistent with endogenous self-reinforcing growth rather than neoclassical convergence. However, studies that use panel models or IV estimation yield smaller coefficients of net migration while the opposite is the case for regressions controlling for high-skilled migration.

Keywords: Internal migration; income convergence; meta-analysis; regional disparities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O15 O18 R11 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-03-03
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