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Determinants of the Spatial Mobility of Immigrants: Evidence from Sweden

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  • Rephann, Terance J.

    (Spatial Modelling Centre, Kiruna, Sweden)

  • Vencatasawmy, Coomaren P

    (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Umea)

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Foreign-born residents constitute approximately 11 percent of the Swedish population. This level has been reached after steady immigration during the postwar years and has been accompanied in recent decades with proportionately more non-European immigrants. This paper examines how these foreign born differ from native Swedes in internal migration behavior using a unique, geographically descriptive micro database. It finds that they differ, in part, because of the role that the size of foreign-born communities plays in both the decision to migrate and choice of destination. The implications of these results for public policy, regional economic growth, and regional economic-demographic modeling are discussed.

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  • Rephann, Terance J. & Vencatasawmy, Coomaren P, 2000. "Determinants of the Spatial Mobility of Immigrants: Evidence from Sweden," The Review of Regional Studies, Southern Regional Science Association, vol. 30(2), pages 189-213, Fall.
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