Migrants and Market Potential in Spain over The XXth Century: A Test Of The New Economic Geography
- Tirado Fabregat, Daniel A.
- Pons Novell, Jordi
- Paluzie Hernández, Elisenda
- Silvestre Rodríguez, Javier
ISSN: 1988-8767
Año de publicación: 2007
Número: 318
Tipo: Documento de Trabajo
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Resumen
In this paper, we perform a structural contrast of a new economic geography model in Spain, over three different periods: the 1920¿s, the 1960¿s, and the early years of the XXfirst century. In line with Crozet (2004), we analyse the possible existence of a forward effect, that is, the existence of a relationship between the workers¿ localisation decisions and the market potential of the regions. Our results show that this model is suitable to account for the migrant behaviour in Spain all over the XXth century. Moreover, the changes in the parameters estimated are consistent with a change in the migratory model and reflect the tendency towards a redispersion of economic activity in the last decades.