Abstract
In this study an attempt has been made to construct a destination choice model for those families who migrated to California from other states between the years 1965 and 1970.
The empirical work is based on a Public Use Sample of Basic Records from the 1970 Census; the technique of estimation used in this study is McFadden's maximum likelihood (multinomial logit technique which often is referred to as conditional logit).
Our findings confirm the hypothesis that various groups of migrants respond somewhat differently to the geographic and economic stimuli in selecting their destinations in California. While white family migrants pay attention to the level of expected earnings in selecting their destinations, black family migrants are more concerned with the expansion of economic opportunities (i.e., growth rates of income and employment).
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Dorkoosh, S.A. Destination choice of interstate family migrants to selected areas in California. Ann Reg Sci 16, 57–74 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01287407
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