during the early years of transition in the sense that net migration rates were lower in the restricted than in the …This paper analyses Russian city growth during the command and transition eras. Our main focus is on understanding the … examine net migration rates for a sample of 171 medium and large cities for the period 1960 through 2002. We conclude that …

China's central government has rightfully recognized that successful urbanization will be decisive for the nation … in China, the paper calls for a housing strategy that accommodates the surging waves of rural to urban migration, one of … the main drivers of urbanization, and that provides migrants with greater urban socio-economic opportunities, improves …

explanatory variable in the analysis of migration. Although correlated with other variables that are routinely used in …

migration that might have been sparked by such significant economic and social changes. Overall, the results suggest that …

functions. Using this definition we identify thirty-nine relevant studies that use either migration or regional economic models … or hedonic pricing techniques. One result from the analysis of migration and regional economic studies is that intra …

population. This paper contributes to the discussion with illuminating the main drivers of urbanization: (i) migration and (ii …As it has rightfully been recognized by China's central government, successful urbanization will be decisive for the … nation's future development. Key challenges will be to realize urbanization economies, improve production and innovation …

his paper examines an important anomaly in the internal migration history of the former Soviet Union (FSU). While many … cities were closed in the sense of explicitly limiting growth of city population from migration, it was difficult to assess …

Russian cities in the immediate pre-transition era. …

"/agricultural/informal to "modern"/industrial/formal sectors. Such transitions are usually accompanied by a transition in the economic … economic well-being. In this paper, we examine the Indian economy using the only available household-level pan-India panel data …

Act, 2013, has made sweeping changes in the land acquisition laws of India (LARR Act, 2013). By increasing the …