Abstract
This paper analyses the role of the spatial structure of migrant networks in the location decision of migrants to the European Union at the regional level. Using a random parameters logit specification, a significant positive effect of migrant networks in neighbouring regions on migrants’ location decisions is found. Although this spatial spillover effect is smaller than the effect of networks in the host regions, omitting to control for this spatial dependence results in a 40% overestimation of the effect of regional migrant networks on the location decision of newly arriving migrants. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2017.1380305
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 107-117 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Regional Studies |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 2019 |
Fields of science
- 502 Economics
- 507016 Regional economy
- 502013 Industrial economics
JKU Focus areas
- Sustainable Development: Responsible Technologies and Management