Exploring the drivers of internal labour migration for the regions of Great Britain
研究英国各地区内部迁移的驱动因素,发现住房刚性阻碍跨区域流动,且迁移的驱动因素和效果存在区域差异,支持在迁移研究中关注空间分解。
The role of internal migration in reducing regional inequalities is a common feature of classical economic theory and urban economics models.If regional migration is important in reducing spatial disparities, then understanding its causes, and barriers, is crucial.This paper explores the drivers of regional migration behaviour in Great Britain.Findings point to rigidities in housing that deter mobility across regions; and regional differences in the drivers and effects of regional migration.Our paper supports greater focus on spatial disaggregation, since migration studies conducted at the national level ignore important spatial differences in migration behaviour.