We compare a set of econometric studies that measure the effect of net internal migration in neoclassical models of long-run real income convergence and derive 67 comparable effect sizes. The precision-weighted estimate of beta convergence is about 2.7%. An increase in the net migration rate of...

Cultural diversity - in various forms - has in recent years turned into a prominent and relevant research and policy issue. There is an avalanche of studies across many disciplines that measure and analyse cultural diversity and its impacts. Based on different perspectives and features of the...

Since the early 1990s many empirical studies have been conducted on the impact of international migration on international trade, predominantly from the host country perspective. Because most studies have adopted broadly the same specification, namely a log-linear gravity model of export and...

Tourismus – eine kurze Geschichte -- Ökonomische Bedeutung des Tourismus -- Ökologische Folgen des Tourismus -- Tourismus und Infrastruktur -- Alle wollen reisen – (fast) niemand will die Touristen -- Recht auf Mobilität? -- Lösungsansätze und neue Ideen.

The aging and migration megatrends and their impact on spatial - regional and local - labor market performance is the core theme of this book, and thus together define its scope and focus. The contributions provide an overview of key aging and migration issues in various countries together with...

Tourism - a short history -- Economic importance of tourism -- Ecological consequences of tourism -- Tourism and infrastructure -- Everybody wants to travel - (almost) nobody wants the tourists -- Right to mobility? -- Approaches and new ideas.

Part I: Conceptual and Historical Contributions -- Part II: International Migration -- Part III: Migration Effects on Destination Areas -- Part IV: Migration Effects on Sending Areas -- Part V: Migration and Policy.