Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers Creation-Date: 2009-03-03 Number: 09-022/3 Author-Name: Ceren Ozgen Author-Workplace-Name: VU University Amsterdam Author-Name: Peter Nijkamp Author-Workplace-Name: VU University Amsterdam Author-Name: Jacques Poot Author-Workplace-Name: Population Studies Centre, University of Waikato Title: The Effect of Migration on Income Convergence: Meta-Analytic Evidence Abstract: See also the article 'The effect of migration on income growth and convergence: Meta-analytic evidence' in Papers in Regional Science (2010). Volume 89, issue 3, pages 537-561.

Using meta-analytical techniques, we focus on 11 studies that explicitly measure the effect of a net migration variable in neoclassical convergence models and derive 57 comparable effect sizes. The data suggest that an increase in the net migration rate of one percentage point increases on average the GDP per capita growth rate by 0.13 percent, thus suggesting a net migration impact that is more consistent with endogenous self-reinforcing growth rather than neoclassical convergence. However, studies that use panel models or IV estimation yield smaller coefficients of net migration while the opposite is the case for regressions controlling for high-skilled migration. Classification-JEL: O15, O18, R23, R11 Keywords: Internal migration, income convergence, meta-analysis, regional disparities File-Url: https://papers.tinbergen.nl/09022.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Size: 783295 bytes Handle: RePEc:tin:wpaper:20090022