<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper provides data-based analyses of recent interregional migration considering the examples of Japan and Poland. The analyses are conducted against the background of the general demographic and economic situations of both countries, in particular, regional disparities and economic growth. They aim at describing migrants’ behavior in Japan and Poland through a model consistent with the New Economic Geography (NEG) theory. Inspired by the model originally proposed by, the study constructs a migration model coherent with the NEG framework and tests the behavioral hypothesis. Interestingly, in both Japan and Poland, migrant behavior is responsive to stimuli stemming from the two following mechanisms: the relationship between the level of income inequalities and net migration toward capital regions; and similarly, the relationship between income inequalities movement and gross domestic product growth rate.</p></abstract>

This paper provides data-based analyses of recent interregional migration considering the examples of Japan and Poland. The analyses are conducted against the background of the general demographic and economic situations of both countries, in particular, regional disparities and economic growth. They aim at describing migrants’ behavior in Japan and Poland through a model consistent with the New Economic Geography (NEG) theory. Inspired by the model originally proposed by, the study constructs a migration model coherent with the NEG framework and tests the behavioral hypothesis. Interestingly, in both Japan and Poland, migrant behavior is responsive to stimuli stemming from the two following mechanisms: the relationship between the level of income inequalities and net migration toward capital regions; and similarly, the relationship between income inequalities movement and gross domestic product growth rate.

Modern interregional migration: evidence from Japan and Poland

International Journal of Management and Economics

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This paper provides data-based analyses of recent interregional migration considering the examples of Japan and Poland. The analyses are conducted against the...

Modern interregional migration: evidence from Japan and Poland

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Aug 20, 2019

Page range: 66 - 80

Received: Jul 31, 2018

Accepted: Dec 01, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2019-0005

Keywords
Japan, Poland, migration, regions

© 2019 Anna Maria Dzienis, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Modern interregional migration: evidence from Japan and Poland

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Aug 20, 2019

Page range: 66 - 80

Received: Jul 31, 2018

Accepted: Dec 01, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2019-0005

KeywordsJapan, Poland, migration, regions

© 2019 Anna Maria Dzienis, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Japan, Poland, migration, regions