title: The causes of international labor migrations--a demand-determined approach.
abstract: The author first studies the reasons why people migrate using a neoclassical approach concerning income differentials.  He tests this approach empirically and demonstrates its limits.  A demand-determination approach based on human capital theory is then outlined to overcome these limits and to take into account restrictive immigration controls.  Migration from Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, and Turkey to the European Community destination countries is examined.  It is concluded that "the demand for immigrants in the destination country is the decisive condition for the phenomenon of international labor migration, and the supply of migration-willing workers is only a necessary condition."
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authors.lastname: Straubhaar
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D001519:Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D006115:Greece; D006280:Health Workforce; D007558:Italy; D018803:Models, Economic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009042:Motivation; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011174:Portugal; D011584:Psychology; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D014421:Turkey
keywords: Asia; Behavior; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Economic Model; Europe; Greece; Human Resources; International Migration; Italy; Labor Force; Manpower Needs; Mediterranean Countries; Migration; Migration Policy; Models, Theoretical; Motivation; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Portugal; Psychological Factors; Research Methodology; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; Southern Europe; Spain; Turkey; Western Asia