This study develops a theoretical concept of how regional cultural values develop, manifest, and become visible in regional images. Moreover, it tests the impact of regional images on attracting interregional migrants. Specifically, we test whether the values held by inhabitants of particular...

Die Bürgerinnen und Bürger der Europäischen Union (EU) besitzen formal die gleichen Zugangsrechte zu allen nationalen Arbeitsmärkten der EU-Mitgliedstaaten. Eine im Sommer 2006 durchgeführte Sondererhebung des Sozio-oekonomischen Panels (SOEP) für Deutschland zeigt, dass dieses...

The paper examines the extent to which the prestige value of a retiree's former occupation increases the likelihood that they will make a transition into volunteering after retirement. Following social production function theory, we assume that when a person retires, the prestige value attached...