The labour-market impact of migration to rural areas

Authors
Findlay, AM Short, D Stockdale, A
Citation
Am. Findlay et al., The labour-market impact of migration to rural areas, APPL GEOGR, 20(4), 2000, pp. 333-348
Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
EnvirnmentalStudies Geografy & Development
Journal title
APPLIED GEOGRAPHY
ISSN journal
01436228 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
333 - 348
Database
ISI
SICI code
0143-6228(200010)20:4<333:TLIOMT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
An economic audit of the labour-market impact of in-migration to rural Scot land provides evidence that migrants make rather than take jobs. A survey o f 689 households in six study areas selected from across rural Scot land pr ovides the basis for examining the scale and nature of job growth associate d with in-migration. Job multipliers are calculated by migrant type and by economic sector. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.