predict migration flows for the period following the CEE’s integration with the EU. The main innovation of our approach is … that it endogenises both explanatory variables and the migration rate. The underlying structural parameters are estimated … econometrically using a migration equation, which is derived entirely from the theoretical NEG model. Our simulations show that even …

restrictions. Exploting this exogenous variation, we study the effect of migration on urbanisation and the distribution of … population. In particular, we test if migration inflows led to displacement, path dependence, or agglomeration in destination … migration shocks can foster urbanisation in the medium run. …