Migration in cities of the global South: drivers, interactions and socio-demographic consequences

Project Information

MIC

Grant agreement ID: 950065

DOI

10.3030/950065

EC signature date 9 April 2021

Start date 1 July 2021

End date 30 June 2026

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost

€ 1 499 127,00

EU contribution

€ 1 499 127,00

Coordinated by

ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE
Switzerland

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Publications

Peer reviewed articles (6)

International Migration And The Growth Of Zurich, 1836-1949

Author(s): Mathias Lerch
Published in: Population-E, Issue 76(3), 2021, Page(s) 433 to 460, ISSN 1958-9190
Publisher: INED
DOI: 10.3917/popu.2103.0461

The Impact of Migration on Age Structure Conducive to Human Development Across the Urban Hierarchy

Author(s): Wenxiu Du, Dorothee Beckendorff, Mathias Lerch
Published in: Population and Development Review, Issue early View, 2025, ISSN 0098-7921
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/padr.70033

The end of urban sprawl? Internal migration across the rural-urban continuum in Switzerland, 1966-2018

Author(s): Mathias Lerch
Published in: Population, Space and Place, Issue 29(1), 2022, Page(s) e2621, ISSN 1544-8444
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/psp.2621

Internal Migration Over the Course of Urbanization in Developing Countries

Author(s): Mathias Lerch, Wenxiu Du, Dorothee Beckendorff
Published in: Population and Development Review, Issue 51, 2025, Page(s) 1022-1046, ISSN 0098-7921
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/padr.70014

The Diffusion of International Migration in Cities and Rural Areas of Developing Countries

Author(s): Mathias Lerch, Dorothee Beckendorff, Wenxiu Du
Published in: International Migration Review, Issue online first, 2025, ISSN 0197-9183
Publisher: Center for Migration Studies
DOI: 10.1177/01979183251384588

Rising International Migration of the Highly Skilled Transforms Demographic and Geographic Patterns of Flows in High‐Income Countries: The Case of Switzerland 1966–2019

Author(s): Mathias Lerch, Philippe Wanner
Published in: International Migration, Issue 63, 2025, ISSN 0020-7985
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Inc.
DOI: 10.1111/imig.70057