Journal
PAPERS IN REGIONAL SCIENCE
Volume 97, Issue 2, Pages 345-+Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12251
Keywords
Ecuador; gravity model; internal migration; urban development
Funding
- Ecuadorean Secretaria de Educacion Superior, Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion
- [ECO2013-41022-R]
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In this paper, we examine determinants of internal migration flows between the 21 provinces of Ecuador from 1982 to 2010. Using specifications based on the gravity model, we identified push and pull factors. We considered multilateral resistance to migration by using various monadic and dyadic fixed effects structures. The study confirmed the concentration of the population in the two provinces that contain the country's main cities. However, in recent years, this trend has weakened, to the extent that the provinces with the greatest influx of migrants are not necessarily the most populated. This indicates that growth has become more balanced throughout the territory, and that small and medium-sized cities are increasingly important.
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