Determinants of internal migration in Israel-expected returns and risks

Moshe Justman; Amnon Levy; Stuart Gabriel

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Determinants of internal migration in Israel-expected returns and risks

Moshe Justman, Amnon Levy, Stuart Gabriel

Department of Economics

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A multinomial logit model of place-to-place migration focusing on economic, geographic and demographic factors is applied to empirical data on inter-regional migration in Israel in 1980. It explains 75% of the (cross-sectional) variance in the data. The results presented in this paper depart from previous empirical work due to its industrialized context and its focus on risk aversion as a determinant of the migration decision. The results support the Harris-Todaro (1970) hypothesis, and indicate that regional similarities in the structure of industrial employment promote migration.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	679-690
Number of pages	12
Journal	Applied Economics
Volume	20
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00036848800000117
State	Published - 1 Jan 1988

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