title: Net migration estimation in an extended, multiregional gravity model.
abstract: A multi-regional framework is developed in order to analyze net migration over time to all 10 Canadian provinces within an integrated system of equations.  "An extended gravity model is the basis for the equation specification and the use of constrained econometric estimation techniques allows for the provincial interdependence of the migration decision while at the same time ensuring that an important system-wide requirement is respected."  The model is estimated using official Canadian data for the 1960s and 1970s.  "The results suggest the predominance of the push factor for interprovincial migration for most provinces, although net migration to the Atlantic provinces is also shown to be subject to pull forces from the rest of the country."  The effects of wage rate variables, unemployment, and political disturbances in Quebec on inter-provincial migration are noted.
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; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D018803:Models, Economic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009656:North America; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014478:Unemployment
keywords: Americas; Canada; Demographic Analysis; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Model; Employment Status; Estimation Technics; Mathematical Model; Migration; Migration, Internal; Models, Theoretical; Multiregional Analysis; North America; Northern America; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Unemployment; Wages