The theories of the determinants of migration. What can we learn from the Scottish experience? / Baayah Baba

There are many theories of migration. The human capital, search and the gravity models are among the most widely referred to by researchers. The influence of house prices, job vacancies, wage differentials on the migration decisions have widely been noted and have the expected signs. However, in...

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Main Author: Baba, Baayah
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Published: Institute of Business Excellent (IBE) 2011
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description There are many theories of migration. The human capital, search and the gravity models are among the most widely referred to by researchers. The influence of house prices, job vacancies, wage differentials on the migration decisions have widely been noted and have the expected signs. However, in a study done using the Scottish data the house price variables seem to give an opposite sign that contradicts previous findings. This could be due to the change in the determinants of migration whereby it is not just available house or accommodation that matters, it is something more than that. This finding could lead to further research on why there is a change in the determinants of migration in Scotland and what can Asians learn from the Scottish experience.
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spelling uitm-8882019-04-30T07:17:42Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/888/ The theories of the determinants of migration. What can we learn from the Scottish experience? / Baayah Baba bmqr Baba, Baayah HB Economic Theory. Demography There are many theories of migration. The human capital, search and the gravity models are among the most widely referred to by researchers. The influence of house prices, job vacancies, wage differentials on the migration decisions have widely been noted and have the expected signs. However, in a study done using the Scottish data the house price variables seem to give an opposite sign that contradicts previous findings. This could be due to the change in the determinants of migration whereby it is not just available house or accommodation that matters, it is something more than that. This finding could lead to further research on why there is a change in the determinants of migration in Scotland and what can Asians learn from the Scottish experience. Institute of Business Excellent (IBE) 2011 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/888/1/AJ_BAAYAH%20BABA%20BMQR%20SA%2011.pdf Baba, Baayah (2011) The theories of the determinants of migration. What can we learn from the Scottish experience? / Baayah Baba. (2011) Business and Management Quarterly Review (BMQR) <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Business_and_Management_Quarterly_Review_=28BMQR=29.html>, 2 (2). pp. 49-60. ISSN 2180-2777 http://www.bmqruitm.com/
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The theories of the determinants of migration. What can we learn from the Scottish experience? / Baayah Baba
title The theories of the determinants of migration. What can we learn from the Scottish experience? / Baayah Baba
title_full The theories of the determinants of migration. What can we learn from the Scottish experience? / Baayah Baba
title_fullStr The theories of the determinants of migration. What can we learn from the Scottish experience? / Baayah Baba
title_full_unstemmed The theories of the determinants of migration. What can we learn from the Scottish experience? / Baayah Baba
title_short The theories of the determinants of migration. What can we learn from the Scottish experience? / Baayah Baba
title_sort theories of the determinants of migration. what can we learn from the scottish experience? / baayah baba
topic HB Economic Theory. Demography
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/888/
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