What drives migration moves to urban areas in Spain? Evidence from the Great Recession

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ID10404642
AutoresCelia Melguizo (0000-0001-9394-4139, Universitat de Barcelona, autor correspondente), Vicente Royuela (0000-0002-7647-0063, AQR-IREA Research Group, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.)
Ano2020
Volume54
Fascículo12
Páginas1680-1693
Data de publicação2020-04-22
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoRegional Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0034-3404 • E-ISSN: 1360-0591
EditoraRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00343404.2020.1747606
OpenAlexW2765645363
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas59

During the Great Recession international emigration skyrocketed while internal migration strongly declined. However, when the focus is on migration to the larger urban areas in Spain, an increase in population since the outbreak of the crisis is observed. This study determines the effect of labour market factors on migration flows to 45 Spanish functional urban areas for the recent recession period. The results indicate that wages and employment rates greatly influence migration to cities. The results are presented by considering both provinces and local labour market areas as flows’ origins. From the results, the strong role of labour markets in migration to cities can be confirmed

Demographic economics · Developing country · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Emigration · Geography · Great recession · Internal migration · Labour economics · Macroeconomics · Population · Recession · Demography · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis