Maybe look at migration of the Northern tier US states and put in a climate variable. Except for those getting out of the concentration camps and leaving the economically unsustainable post-communist communities, I wonder how strong the climate variable is in Russian migration. Casual conversation with some Russians suggest it might not be that great.
Rodney Weiher Bryan Caplan wrote: > With the collapse of internal migration restrictions, Russians are > leaving Siberia for warmer locales in the south and big cities. No big > surprise there. > > Question: If there were free migration between the U.S. and Canada, > would Canada lose a lot of population to California, Florida, and other > more desirable locations? > -- > Prof. Bryan Caplan > Department of Economics George Mason University > http://www.bcaplan.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "I hope this has taught you kids a lesson: kids never learn." > > --Chief Wiggum, *The Simpsons*
