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

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  • Merja Kauhanen

    (Labour Institute for Economic Research, Finland, Merja.Kauhanen@labour.fi)

  • Hannu Tervo

    (School of Business and Economics, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, htervo@tase.jyu.fi)

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.

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  • Merja Kauhanen & Hannu Tervo, 2002. "Who Moves to Depressed Regions? An Analysis of Migration Streams in Finland in the 1990s," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 25(2), pages 200-218, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:inrsre:v:25:y:2002:i:2:p:200-218
    DOI: 10.1177/016001702762481249
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