title: The determinants of East-West German migration:  some first results.
abstract: Determinants of the propensity to migrate are explored using data collected in a survey of East German residents following German reunification in 1991.  The author notes that in the period 1989-1992, some 870,000 individuals migrated to West Germany, representing about 5% of the total East German population and 10% of the work force.  He suggests that "recent developments in the literature on the option value of waiting may yield important insights into these determinants."
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D005061:Europe, Eastern; D005858:Germany; D005859:Germany, East; D005860:Germany, West; D006280:Health Workforce; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics
keywords: Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Eastern Europe; Economic Factors; Europe; German Democratic Republic; Germany; Germany, Federal Republic Of; Human Resources; International Migration; Labor Force; Migration; Migration, Internal; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Western Europe