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Self-Reinforcing Spatial Clusters of Migration and Socio-Economic Conditions in Finland in 1998-2006
Lehtonen, Olli; Tykkylainen, Markku – Journal of Rural Studies, 2010
All the time the long economic growth period of 1992-2008 prevailed in Finland, the economic landscape was changing constantly and markedly. We analyse in this article how net migration plagued certain less competitive, mainly rural push-lose municipalities, and boosted in-migration to the pull-win municipalities in metropolitan environments…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Municipalities, Metropolitan Areas, Foreign Countries
Groen, Jeffrey A.; Polivka, Anne E. – Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2009
This paper examines the decision of Hurricane Katrina evacuees to return to their pre- Katrina areas and documents how the composition of the Katrina-affected region changed over time. Using data from the Current Population Survey, we show that an evacuee's age and the severity of damage in an evacuee's county of origin are important determinants…
Descriptors: Migration, Racial Composition, Social Change, Natural Disasters

Myers, George C. – Monthly Labor Review, 1974
A review of five recent books indicates that the migration of labor remains, on balance, a dynamic force for human betterment and economic prosperity. (Author)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Economic Change, Immigrants, Labor Supply
Return Migration and Remittances: Developing a Caribbean Perspective. RIIES Occasional Papers No. 3.
Stinner, William F., Ed.; And Others – 1982
The 13 papers in this volume discuss issues relating to Caribbeans who have migrated to the United States and then returned to their home countries. The last three papers focus on remittances, migrants' ongoing remitting of cash and other economic resources to the home society. Paper titles (and authors) are the following: (1) "Introductory…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Blacks, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities
Knop, Edward, Comp.; And Others – 1978
Because migration trends in the West and their consequences have sometimes served as indicators of what other regions can expect, it is important that such trends and effects be monitored and analyzed. This bulletin describes patterns of migration, assesses individual and family and social considerations in western migration, and discusses policy…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Demography, Employment Patterns, Family Mobility
Groves, Robert H.; McCormick, Robert W. – 1976
This study was designed to compare farm brothers who stayed in the rural areas of Ohio with urban brothers who migrated to large metropolitan areas of Ohio. The objectives were (1) to identify and compare selected characteristics of farm owners or operators who stayed on a farm in the Appalachian region of Ohio with selected characteristics of…
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Research, Family Mobility, Farmers
Jones, Felecia G. – 1986
Between the years of 1916 and 1918 southern blacks began populating the urban centers of the north in a movement known as the "Great Migration." This movement was significant to the development of the black press, for it was during this period that the black press became a protest organ and rose to its greatest level of prominence and…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Black History, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis
Black, Matthew – 1980
A study was conducted to determine the process by which recent high school graduates enter the labor market, seek and find jobs, migrate from one type of location to another, and the extent to which they are able to further their career objectives via job and location mobility. In addition, the role of the education system in the school-to-work…
Descriptors: Adults, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities, High School Graduates
Schultz, T. Paul – 1970
The rural-urban migration pattern in Colombia during the last 25 years has resulted in a population increase in urban areas from 30 to 52 percent of the total population. This study explores the causes of internal migration. Migration rates are estimated for various groups in the population to clarify who migrates and to where. A model of…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Demography, Living Standards
Johnson, Ronald L.; Kiefert, James J. – 1968
The purpose of this investigation was to obtain information concerning the direction, distance, destination, age, education, and income distribution for out-of-state migrants from North Dakota as well as their extent of participation in social organizations. Additional information was analyzed relating to reasons out-migrants move and problems of…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Interrelationships, Family Income, Individual Characteristics
Morrison, Peter A. – 1977
The paper highlights economic and social problems that current population trends in New York State are likely to create. Major features of population change in New York are: (1) transition from steady growth to near stability; (2) an end to metropolitan growth statewide and the onset of decline in four of the state's ten Standard Metropolitan…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Demography, Enrollment, Enrollment Influences