title: Forward planning and stability of the Australian migration program.
abstract: "Should the Australian immigration intake be forward-planned and, if so, should the resulting intake be numerically stable through time? There are sound reasons for anticipating the effects of current intakes on future intakes and for basing current intakes on Australia's long-term national objectives. These policy requirements imply a case for forward planning but not the need for a stable intake.  Appropriately designed numerically unstable intakes are preferable to stable intakes because instability, while introducing adjustment costs, avoids more significant losses due to reduced selectivity in the entry mix."
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006285:Health Planning; D009934:Organization and Administration; D010139:Pacific Islands; D011050:Policy Making; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy
keywords: Australia; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; International Migration; Migration; Migration Policy; Oceania; Organization And Administration; Planning; Policy; Policy Development; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Social Policy