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Serial correlation in multiregional migration models.

D K Foot·W J Milne
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"In this paper, we outline the specification and estimation of a time series of multiregional net-migration equations subject to first-order serial correlation. We show that the necessary nonstochastic adding-up constraint, which requires that net migration in the system sum to zero, imposes restrictions on the serial-correlation coefficients. We estimate equations under these restrictions using data for the ten Canadian provinces for the period 1962-1985. The results confirm the significance of the serial-correlation coefficient and, hence, the importance of incorporating this correction in future time-series models of multiregional migration."

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D K Foot, W J Milne. 1990. Serial correlation in multiregional migration models.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9787.1990.tb00118.x

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