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Urban expansion

________ has a gradual effect on migration.

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Migration

________: crossing of administrative boundaries, long- distance travel, permanent change in residence.

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Rational actor

________ model: the decision to move is based on the assessment of the long- term benefits of relocation in relation to the long- term costs.

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Census

________: most comprehensive data source for migration.

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Immigrant

________: move into a country.

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Emigrant

________: move out of a country.

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Economic motives

________ are the most important determinants of migration.

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Technological development

________ stimulates migration.

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Conservative movement

________: motivated by the desire to escape the situation that poses a significant threat to the well- being.

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Distance

________- gravity model: different places within some defined geographical system exert differential gravitational pull (attracting potential migrants)

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Non migrants

________: people who changed their address but stayed within the same administrative jurisdiction.

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movement

Innovating ________: motivated by the desire to improve ones socioeconomic status.

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Migrants

________: people who changed address and who moved to a different administrative jurisdiction.

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Neoclassical macroeconomic model

________: differential economic opportunity structures across geographical areas are the key determinants of internal migration patterns.

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Migration

________: is a selective process.

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Migration

crossing of administrative boundaries, long-distance travel, permanent change in residence

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Migrants

people who changed address and who moved to a different administrative jurisdiction

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Non-migrants

people who changed their address but stayed within the same administrative jurisdiction

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Immigrant

move into a country

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Emigrant

move out of a country

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Census

most comprehensive data source for migration

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Innovating movement

motivated by the desire to improve ones socioeconomic status

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Conservative movement

motivated by the desire to escape the situation that poses a significant threat to the well-being

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Distance-gravity model

different places within some defined geographical system exert differential gravitational pull (attracting potential migrants)

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Intervening opportunities model

the number of people moving a given distance is proportional to the number of opportunities at that distance

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Neoclassical macroeconomic model

differential economic opportunity structures across geographical areas are the key determinants of internal migration patterns

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Rational actor model

the decision to move is based on the assessment of the long-term benefits of relocation in relation to the long-term costs

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Migration

is a selective process

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Pre-labour-force years

low chance of migrating

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Labour-force stage

the highest probability of migrating

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Post-labour-force phase

moderate chance of migrating

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