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Spatial scale, return and onward migration, and the Long‐Boertlein index of repeat migration

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  • K. Bruce Newbold

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. Long and Boertlein's (1990) measure of repeat migration can be used to infer the effects of repeat migration with data sets that did not specifically ask questions about such migration. While recent work by Rogers et al. (2003) evaluated how well this synthetic measure matched empirical fixed‐interval measures, the role of spatial scale remains unclear, particularly since scale influences migration levels, spatial structure, and the representation of the primary, return, and onward migration components within the overall flow. Motivated by the implementation of the American Community Survey and the concurrent need to adjust data from one to five‐year formats, and using the 1996 Canadian Public Use Microdata File and a custom tabulation from the 1996 Canadian census, the accuracy of the index is evaluated. In particular, the effects of spatial scale upon measures of primary, return and onward migration are described and evaluated, with the Long‐Boertlein measure contrasted with fixed‐interval measures of return and onward migration. Results show that the measure is sensitive to spatial scale.

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  • K. Bruce Newbold, 2005. "Spatial scale, return and onward migration, and the Long‐Boertlein index of repeat migration," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 84(2), pages 281-290, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:presci:v:84:y:2005:i:2:p:281-290
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2005.00018.x
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    1. Yongwan Chun, 2008. "Modeling network autocorrelation within migration flows by eigenvector spatial filtering," Journal of Geographical Systems, Springer, vol. 10(4), pages 317-344, December.
    2. Michael Haan & Ashley Calhoun & Zikuan Liu, 2018. "The return migration patterns of Canadian seniors: insights from the 1991 cancer cohort study," Journal of Population Research, Springer, vol. 35(4), pages 343-362, December.
    3. K. Newbold, 2015. "Population aging: What role for regional science?," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 55(2), pages 357-372, December.
    4. Daniela Federici & Marilena Giannetti, 2010. "Temporary Migration and Foreign Direct Investment," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 21(2), pages 293-308, April.
    5. Jan Amcoff & Thomas Niedomysl, 2013. "Back to the City: Internal Return Migration to Metropolitan Regions in Sweden," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 45(10), pages 2477-2494, October.
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    7. K. Newbold, 2012. "Migration and regional science: opportunities and challenges in a changing environment," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 48(2), pages 451-468, April.

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