Labour Migration in Southern and Eastern England, 1861-1901

Boyer, George R.

dc.contributor.author	Boyer, George R.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-17T17:25:30Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-17T17:25:30Z
dc.date.issued	1997-08-01
dc.identifier.other	2403815
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1813/75799
dc.description.abstract	This paper examines the determinants of migration from 19 southern counties to six major destinations in England and Wales from 1861-70 to 1891-1900. I find that, while the size of origin-destination wage gaps and the distance between origin and destination areas were important determinants of migration flows, as expected, migration was also strongly influenced by the number of previous migrants from an origin county living in a destination. The assistance provided by previous migrants to friends and relatives contemplating migration led to a perpetuation of earlier migration patterns, and helps to explain the continued dominance of London as a destination for migrants in the 1890s.
dc.language.iso	en_US
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dc.subject	migration
dc.subject	Great Britain
dc.subject	labor market
dc.subject	wage gaps
dc.title	Labour Migration in Southern and Eastern England, 1861-1901
dc.type	unassigned
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local.authorAffiliation	Boyer, George R.: grb3@cornell.edu Cornell University