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Taylor, J. Edward – 1985
Proposed United States immigration reforms are founded on the assumption that illegal immigration can be significantly curbed by reducing economic incentives to migrate. Effects of these reforms, however, are not the same for all undocumented workers. Data from 61 rural Mexican households in Michoacan were used to explore which undocumented…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Economics, Foreign Nationals, Foreign Workers
Peer reviewedCushing, Brian J. – Urban Studies, 1993
Addresses out-migration from and in-migration to metropolitan areas in the United States and particularly the effect of the social-welfare system on migration decisions. The results provide only weak support for the hypothesis that social-welfare benefits influence out-migration decisions but moderate support for its influence on in-migration.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textHeaton, Tim B. – 1980
Aging of the national population coupled with shifts in long-term redistribution trends have sparked interest in the spatial distribution of the elderly population. The insufficiency of economic models for explanations of elderly migration has been recognized and new approaches are being developed. Findings regarding the effects of retirement,…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attribution Theory, Decision Making, Demography
