Determinants of international migration in Argentina. Differences between European and Latin American inflows: Determinantes de la migración internacional en Argentina. Diferencias entre las entradas europeas y latinoamericanas

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This paper studies, from a long-term perspective, the determinants of immigrant flows to Argentina\nfrom Europe and South America. Different econometric models are estimated for both the European waves\n�during the period from 1870 to 1950� and the Latin American waves �during the period from 1945 to\n1976�. Results indicate a shift in the order of importance of the determinants of the entry rates, where the\nincome gap, more than opportunities of employment differentials, appears to be the variable that generates\nthe greatest reaction in the regional migratory flows. On the contrary, European flows seem to have been\ntriggered by the second factor.