title: A simultaneous-equations analysis of urban development: migration and industrial growth in Israel's new towns.
abstract: A simultaneous-equations econometric model is used to analyze the recent development of new towns in Israel.  The focus is on the relationships among migration, industrial investment, employment, and other structural and policy variables affecting urban development.  "Our results affirm the importance of economic opportunity, agglomeration effects, population socioeconomic and ethnic composition, and access in determining migration flows.  At the same time, unemployment and investment indices are affected by local labor-market conditions, government incentives, and regional development effects as well as by population composition and migration flows.  Policy implications of the analysis are considered."
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005006:Ethnicity; D005376:Financial Management; D005843:Geography; D006280:Health Workforce; D007221:Industry; D007449:Investments; D007557:Israel; D018803:Models, Economic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014478:Unemployment; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Asia; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Economic Model; Employment; Ethnic Groups; Financial Activities; Geographic Factors; Human Resources; Industrialization; Investments; Israel; Labor Force; Macroeconomic Factors; Manpower Needs; Mediterranean Countries; Migration; Models, Theoretical; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Spatial Distribution; Unemployment; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization; Western Asia