title: Families, migration and adjusting to disequilibrium.
abstract: "Unlike the case for individual migration, education may reduce the migration of families by enhancing their ability to adjust to local disequilibrium and stay at their preferred location.  Estimates of family migration probabilities in Costa Rica support this hypothesis."
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Shields
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Shields
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D002489:Central America; D003364:Costa Rica; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005191:Family Characteristics; D007843:Latin America; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Americas; Central America; Costa Rica; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Family And Household; Latin America; Migration; North America; Population; Population Dynamics; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status