The primary determinant of where working class (i.e., most) people want to move is better jobs. This is true within the US, as places like Washington, DC, continue to boom. This is true for Latin Americans clamoring to come to the US.
If Siberians are moving to warmer locales, my guess is that there are better jobs in the warmer locales. If there were better jobs in Siberia, working class people would migrate from the warmer locales to Siberia. Ask any of your colleagues how it is that they came to live in the region that they do and I will wager that the great majority came, or their ancestors came, for better economic opportunity. The relationship between climate and population density is mediated by economic opportunity. The central question in this debate is, to what extent is economic opportunity correlated with warmer climates? -----Original Message----- From: ArmChair List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bryan Caplan Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 1:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Siberia and Canada 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*
