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Labour migration in southern and eastern England, 1861–1901

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2006

George R. Boyer
George R. Boyer
Affiliation:
Department of Labor Economics, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853–3901, USA
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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.

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European Review of Economic History , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , August 1997 , pp. 191 - 215
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Cambridge University Press 1997

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