| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Spatial Economics, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, NL‐1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands (e‐mail: cozgen@feweb.vu.nl, pnijkamp@feweb.vu.nl);2. Earlier versions of this paper were presented at the 55th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI), 20–22 November 2008, Brooklyn, New York;3. the Workshop on Creative, Intellectual and Entrepreneurial Resources for Regional Development, 15–16 June 2009, Tinbergen Institute & VU University, Amsterdam;4. the Workshop on Determinants and Effects of Interregional Mobility, 1–3 October 2009, Alghero, Sardinia, Italy;5. and the 46th Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of RSAI, 10–12 October 2009, Hiroshima, Japan. We thank Bernard Fingleton, Geoffrey Hewings, Mario Larch, Yasuhide Okuyama and three anonymous referees for useful comments. We are grateful to Etsuro Shioji and Sari Pekkala Kerr for providing additional primary study results.;6. Population Studies Centre, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand (e‐mail: jpoot@waikato.ac.nz) |
