neoclassical economic theory migration, besides the free flow of goods, services and capital, plays an important role in assuring … three parts. First, the theoretical background concerning migration and the potential need for regional policy is presented …. In the second part, we discuss the actual situation of internal migration and examine why migration rates are …

Estimating the returns to migration from East to West Germany, this paper focuses on pre-migration employment dynamics … market outcomes, with a large drop in earnings and employment during the last few months before migration. We find sizeable … positive earnings and employment gains of migration both in comparison to staying or job change. The size of the gains varies …