A simultaneous equations model of migration and economic change in nonmetropolitan areas
Mead, A.C.
Journal of Regional Science 22(4): 513-527
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-4146 PMID: 12338867 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.1982.tb00773.xDocument Number: 395425
A simultaneous equations model of migration and economic growth in nonmetropolitan regions of the United States is estimated using data for 1960-1970. The dependent variables considered include in-migration, out-migration, growth in employment, and growth in income. The findings indicate that there is a definite link between the patterns of economic and demographic change in nonmetropolitan areas but that it differs in important respects from that which has been observed in metropolitan areas.