title: Serial correlation in multiregional migration models.
abstract: "In this paper, we outline the specification and estimation of a time series of multiregional net-migration equations subject to first-order serial correlation.  We show that the necessary nonstochastic adding-up constraint, which requires that net migration in the system sum to zero, imposes restrictions on the serial-correlation coefficients.  We estimate equations under these restrictions using data for the ten Canadian provinces for the period 1962-1985.  The results confirm the significance of the serial-correlation coefficient and, hence, the importance of incorporating this correction in future time-series models of multiregional migration."
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Foot
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Milne
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D002170:Canada; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Americas; Canada; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Migration; Migration, Internal; Models, Theoretical; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Time Factors