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The interregional migration of human capital and its regional consequences: a review

Alessandra FaggianDepartment of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; and Social Sciences, Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI), L’Aquila, Italy.Correspondence[email protected]
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Isha Rajbhandari[email protected] of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Kathryn R. Dotzel[email protected] of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
Pages 128-143 | Received 20 May 2016, Accepted 03 Nov 2016, Published online: 05 Jan 2017

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