What matters more for the decision to move: jobs versus amenities
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What matters more for the decision to move: jobs versus amenities. / Niedomysl, Thomas; Hansen, Høgni Kalsø.
I: Environment and Planning A, Bind 42, 2010, s. 1636-1649.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - What matters more for the decision to move: jobs versus amenities
AU - Niedomysl, Thomas
AU - Hansen, Høgni Kalsø
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Highly skilled workers are increasingly recognised as a key competitive asset for regional development, and claims have been made that emphasise the importance of certain amenities for the prospects of attracting this particular group of workers. We use a recent large-scale survey to investigate the relative importance of jobs versus amenities for the decision to migrate, as perceived by the migrants themselves. The paper thereby adds important insights to the existing literature that has hitherto mainly focused on analysing the extent to which aggregate migration flows correlate with employment-related or amenity-related factors. The results show that jobs are considerably more important for the decision to move among highly educated migrants compared with migrants with lower education.
AB - Highly skilled workers are increasingly recognised as a key competitive asset for regional development, and claims have been made that emphasise the importance of certain amenities for the prospects of attracting this particular group of workers. We use a recent large-scale survey to investigate the relative importance of jobs versus amenities for the decision to migrate, as perceived by the migrants themselves. The paper thereby adds important insights to the existing literature that has hitherto mainly focused on analysing the extent to which aggregate migration flows correlate with employment-related or amenity-related factors. The results show that jobs are considerably more important for the decision to move among highly educated migrants compared with migrants with lower education.
U2 - 10.1068/a42432
DO - 10.1068/a42432
M3 - Journal article
VL - 42
SP - 1636
EP - 1649
JO - Environment and Planning A
JF - Environment and Planning A
SN - 0308-518X
ER -
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