title: Net migration, unemployment, and the business cycle.
abstract: "An empirical test of the effects of exogenous shocks upon a region's population size is conducted in the framework of an equilibrium locational model.  The model emphasizes the separation of endogenous from exogenous factors, a point omitted in most empirical studies of aggregate migration.  Exogenous changes are manifested in the local relative cost of living and the local relative unemployment rate.  Hypotheses are tested using a national sample of youth, in addition to census, data [for the United States].  Surprisingly, a simple measure of the size of shock to a regional economy has the greatest explanatory power compared to more sophisticated measures based on prior business cycles."
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Haurin
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Haurin
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005843:Geography; D006280:Health Workforce; D018803:Models, Economic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014478:Unemployment; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Conditions; Economic Factors; Economic Model; Employment; Employment Status; Geographic Factors; Human Resources; Labor Force; Macroeconomic Factors; Microeconomic Factors; Migration; Migration, Internal; Models, Theoretical; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Size; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Standard Of Living; Unemployment; United States