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Short-term forecasting of internal migration

E W Frees

    Environment & Planning A
    |November 1, 1993
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    AmericasDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesDistanceEconomic FactorsEmploymentEstimation TechnicsGeographic FactorsIncomeMacroeconomic FactorsMigrationMigration, InternalModels, TheoreticalNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaPopulationPopulation DynamicsPopulation ForecastPopulation SizeResearch MethodologySocioeconomic FactorsUnemploymentUnited States

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