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REGIONAL ADJUSTMENT AND MIGRATION FLOWS IN CANADA, 1971 TO 1981
Author(s) -
Vanderkamp John
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
papers in regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1435-5957
pISSN - 1056-8190
DOI - 10.1111/j.1435-5597.1989.tb01185.x
Subject(s) - net migration rate , census , wage , economics , econometrics , geography , regional science , economic geography , labour economics , population , sociology , population growth , demography
The primary purpose of this paper is to consider and test for various interlinkages between migration flows, and also between migration and employment change. Three types of migration flows are distinguished: domestic in‐migration and out‐migration, and net international migration. The three migration equations are embedded in a model of regional adjustment that also includes regional employment and wage changes as endogenous variables. The data base utilizes Canadian census statistics for 1971 and 1981 in a cross‐section analysis with 183 regions represented by counties, or their equivalents. The empirical performance of the various interlinkages is broadly in line with expectations, but the results raise some important questions about interpretation.