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 …

whether migration contribute to change the labor market status of immigrants (like in job, in education, unemployed or outside … immigrated for the first time. To measure the specific effects of migration on change of labor market status, we have compared …. Domestic migration has to a certain extent been beneficial for immigrants to obtain employment or to carry out an education …

Recently migration patterns in the euro area changed markedly in response to increasing unemployment disparities. This …. In a data set of 55 bilateral migration corridors in the euro area over the period 1980-2010 we find evidence for … business-cycle related fluctuations in net migration flows and the crucial role of unemployment and vacancies in shaping …

overcome the usually severe selection issues, we exploit a unique migration lottery that randomly assigns access to residence …