Crossing boundaries and borders: Regional science advances in migration modelling

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 317-338

  Cushing, Brian ^a   Poot, Jacques ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Forecasting; Internal migration; International migration; Population mobility; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CROSS-BORDER RELATIONS; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MOBILITY; MODELING;

EID: 18244387506     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10110-003-0188-5     Document Type: Review

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