title: Political unification and regional consequences of German East-West migration.
abstract: "The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of the post-unification East to West transfer of the German population on levels of spatial concentration and deconcentration in Eastern and Western Germany. Using 1991 internal migration data, it was found that German East-to-West migration served to deconcentrate regional population in the West, but concentrate population in the East.  Regional variations in German East-to-West migration during 1991 can be explained by the availability of employment and housing, a distance-minimisation effect, and the location of relatives and friends."
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D005190:Family; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005843:Geography; D005858:Germany; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006798:Housing; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012111:Residence Characteristics
keywords: Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Distance; Economic Factors; Employment; Europe; Family And Household; Geographic Factors; Germany; Housing; Kinship Networks; Macroeconomic Factors; Migration; Migration, Internal; Political Factors; Population; Population Density--determinants; Population Dynamics; Residence Characteristics; Spatial Distribution--determinants; Western Europe