title: Determinants of internal migration in Israel:  expected returns and risks.
abstract: "A multinomial logit model of place-to-place migration focusing on economic, geographic and demographic factors is applied to empirical data on inter-regional migration in Israel in 1980.  It explains 75% of the (cross-sectional) variance in the data.  The results presented in this paper depart from previous empirical work due to its industrialized context and its focus on risk aversion as a determinant of the migration decision.  The results support the Harris-Todaro (1970) hypothesis, and indicate that regional similarities in the structure of industrial employment promote migration."
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D001519:Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005843:Geography; D007221:Industry; D007557:Israel; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Asia; Behavior; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Employment; Geographic Factors; Industry; Israel; Macroeconomic Factors; Mediterranean Countries; Migration; Migration, Internal; Models, Theoretical; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Western Asia