Journal article
Distance weighted migration measures
Abstract
Abstract. This research note proposes new summary measures for migration that use geographic distance as a descriptive factor, establishing a linkage between migration fields and earlier measures of migration – net migration and migration efficiency. By factoring distance into migration efficiency and net migration, we create analogous and complementary measures defined as attraction efficiency and net attraction, respectively. These measures …
Authors
Newbold KB; Peterson DA
Journal
Papers of the Regional Science Association, Vol. 80, No. 3, pp. 371–380
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2001
DOI
10.1007/pl00013639
ISSN
1056-8190