title: Snowbelt-to-Sunbelt migration and the North-South fertility convergence: exploring the theoretical links.
abstract: "This paper explores the theoretical linkages between the recent fertility convergence in the historically high-fertility South and the historically low-fertility North and the well documented Snowbelt-to-Sunbelt migration [in the United States].  It argues that the large scale migration likely played an important role in reducing the North-South fertility differential by homogenizing regional environments and influencing labor markets.  The paper suggests that regional fertility theories need to become more sensitive to the effects of internal migration."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005298:Fertility; D005843:Geography; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012942:Social Sciences; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Demographic Factors; Demographic Impact; Demography; Developed Countries; Differential Fertility--determinants; Fertility; Geographic Factors; Migration; Migration, Internal; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Theory; Social Sciences; United States