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Selective Migration, Regional Growth and Convergence: Evidence from Italy

Ugo FratesiABC, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Marco PercocoPAM and CERTeT, Università Bocconi, Milan, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1650-1668 | Received 04 Feb 2010, Accepted 27 May 2013, Published online: 29 Nov 2013

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