Measuring the impact of locational characteristics on migration: Interpreting cross-sectional analyses | Zendy

Peter R. Mueser | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Measuring the impact of locational characteristics on migration: Interpreting cross-sectional analyses

Author(s) -

Peter R. Mueser

Publication year - 1989

Publication title -

demography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.099

H-Index - 129

eISSN - 1533-7790

pISSN - 0070-3370

DOI - 10.2307/2061609

Subject(s) - cross sectional study , econometrics , cross sectional data , demographic economics , geography , economics , statistics , mathematics

Methods that employ cross-sectional data to analyze the impact of locational characteristics on migration decisions may produce seriously biased results because migrant decisions at any one point in time reflect historical as well as contemporaneous forces. A comparison of results based on a typical cross-sectional analysis and those obtained with longitudinal data shows that these issues are of empirical importance. An alternative interpretation of the results of cross-sectional migration analyses is provided.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research