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Structural and exchange components in processes of neighbourhood change : a social mobility approach
Modai-Snir, Tal; Ham, Maarten van - 2017
Neighbourhood socioeconomic change is a complex phenomenon which is driven by multiple macro- and micro-level processes. Most theoretical and empirical work has focused on the role of urban-level processes, such as filtering, life-cycle, and social dynamics. For individual neighbourhoods, these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011641481
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Determinants of urbanization
Hofman, Anett; Wan, Guangha - 2013
In light of the United Nations' (UN) latest urbanization projections, par- ticularly with respect to India and the … People's Republic of China, a good understanding is needed of what drives aggregate urbanization trends. Yet, previous … Urbanization Prospects, we use an instrumental variables approach to identify and analyze key urbanization determinants. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009781149
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Urban myths and the mis-use of data that underpin them
Satterthwaite, David - 2010
-income nations and how this limits the accuracy of international comparisons - for instance of levels of urbanization and of the size … misconceptions in regard to growth rates for city populations and for nations' levels of urbanization. It ends with some comments on … how data limitations distort urban policies. -- urbanization ; city populations ; censuses …
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Income Convergence in the United States : A Tale of Migration and Urbanization
DiCecio, Riccardo - 2008
across people are consistent with convergence. Migration and urbanization are the forces behind convergence …
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Convergence in the United States : A Tale of Migration and Urbanization
DiCecio, Riccardo - 2009
across people are consistent with convergence. Migration and urbanization are the forces behind convergence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012720959
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Does Immigration Induce Urban Sprawl in the U.S.? A Demographic Analysis
Yu, Zhou - 2014
This article, utilizing U.S. Census data in 1980 and 1990, probes the relationship between immigration and urban sprawl. The preliminary findings reveal that native-born and foreign-born populations are very different regarding their household behaviors. Population growth caused by immigration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014111630
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Does Immigration Induce Urban Sprawl in the U.S.? A Demographic Analysis
Yu, Zhou - 2014
This article, utilizing U.S. Census data in 1980 and 1990, probes the relationship between immigration and urban sprawl. The preliminary findings reveal that native-born and foreign-born populations are very different regarding their household behaviors. Population growth caused by immigration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014116602
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Sprawl in Canada and the United States
Lewyn, Michael - 2014
The purpose of this article is to show that, in Canada as in the United States, government regulation promotes sprawl through anti-density zoning, minimum parking requirements, and overly wide streets. However, Canadian cities are less "sprawling" than American cities- perhaps because at least...
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Spatial Dependence in the Relationship between Climate Change and Internal Migration : Evidence from the United States
Braun, Marius - 2021
Understanding and accurately estimating the effects of climate change on migration patterns may be an important concern for future climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts. In this context, issues of spatial dependence are likely relevant but have largely been neglected by previous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013215467
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Structural change out of agriculture: labor push versus labor pull
Alvarez-Cuadrado, Francisco; Poschke, Markus - 2009
The process of economic development is characterized by substantial rural-urban migrations and a decreasing share of agriculture in output and employment. The literature highlights two main engines behind this process of structural change: (i) improvements in agricultural technology combined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269344