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The Determinants of International Migration in Early Modern Europe: Evidence from the Maritime Sector, c. 1700–1800

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT This article offers the first multivariate regression study of international migration in early modern Europe. Using unique eighteenth-century data about maritime workers, we created a data set of migration flows among European countries to examine the role of factors related to geography, population, language, the market, and chain migration in explaining the migration of these workers across countries. We show that among all factors considered in our multivariate analysis, the geographical characteristics of the destination countries, size of port towns, and past migrations are among the most robust and quantitatively the most important factors influencing cross-country migration flows.

Source: Social Science History

DOI: 10.1017/ssh.2019.43

Authors: Alexander Klein, Jelle van Lottum

Institutions: University of Kent, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Huygens Institute for History and Culture of the Netherlands

Language: English

Topic: Migration and Labor Dynamics

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Economic and Social Research Council

Award: G2807500881