Publication
Feb 2004
This paper carries out four empirical economic illustrations of the potential magnitude of the boom towns and ghost countries problem by showing that the desired population of any given geographic region varies substantially. The author suggests that even with globalization and complete policy reform there will remain substantial pressures for labor mobility which implies there will be both boom towns and ghost countries. Further topics include population movements in Ireland, the variability of growth rates in Zambia and ghost regions in the US.
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Author | Lant Pritchett |
Series | CGD Working Papers |
Issue | 36 |
Publisher | Center for Global Development (CGD) |
Copyright | © 2004 Center for Global Development (CGD) |