Migrants and market potential in Spain over the twentieth century: a test of the new economic geography
Autor: | Javier Silvestre, Daniel A. Tirado, Jordi Pons, Elisenda Paluzie |
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Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Zdroj: | Spanish Economic Review. 11:243-265 |
ISSN: | 1435-5477 1435-5469 |
Popis: | In this paper, we offer a structural contrast of a new economic geography model in Spain over three different periods: the 1920s, the 1960s, and the early years of the 21st century. In line with Crozet (J Econ Geogr 4:439–458, 2004), we analyse the possible existence of a forward effect, i.e. the existence of a relationship between the workers’ localisation decisions and the market potential of the regions. Our results show that this model provides a good explanation of migrant behaviour in Spain throughout the 20th century. Moreover, the changes in the parameters estimated are consistent with a change in the migratory model and reflect the tendency towards a spatial redispersion of economic activity in recent decades. |
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