Greenwood / Mills Migration and Economic Growth in the United States

National, Regional, and Metropolitan Perspectives
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4832-5944-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Web PDF

Migration and Economic Growth in the United States: National, Regional, and Metropolitan Perspectives describes the post-World-War-II behavior of selected variables that explains the evolution of urban size and composition in the United States. This book is organized into nine chapters. Chapter 1 provides a brief historical overview of the urbanization process in the United States. In Chapters 2 and 3, certain national forces that shape the spatial distribution of population and economic activity during the postwar period are deliberated. Chapters 4 and 5 elaborate the behavior of the central cities and suburban rings of 62 major metropolitan areas. A model of metropolitan growth is dealt with in Chapter 6, followed by an evaluation of estimates of the model from 1950 to 1970 in Chapter 7. Chapter 8 covers a model of intrametropolitan location of employment, housing, and labor force. The last chapter elaborates the employment policy implications of population redistribution in the United States. This publication is beneficial to economists and specialists concerned with migration and economic growth in the United States.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Greenwood, Michael J.

Mills, Edwin S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Migration and Economic Growth in the United States: National, Regional, and
Metropolitan Perspectives;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;PREFACE;12
6;Chapter 1. Introduction;16
6.1;Postwar Urban Growth in Historical Context;19
7;Chapter 2. National Forces Affecting the Spatial Distribution of Population and Economic Activity in the Post-World-War-ll Era;22
7.1;The National Rate of Employment Growth;24
7.2;The National Rate of Civilian Labor Force Growth;27
7.3;Other Forces Contributing to Population Redistribution;32
7.4;The U.S. Migration Experience, 1947-1975;36
7.5;Summary;41
8;Chapter 3. Interregional Shifts in the Location of Population and Employment;44
8.1;The Behavior of Regional Employment and Population Changes, 1947-1977: The Historical Record;44
8.2;Regional Shifts in Manufacturing Employment;51
8.3;The Causal Linkages between Population and Employment;55
8.4;Summary;61
8.5;Appendix;62
9;Chapter 4. Metropolitan Growth and Migration: The Patterns Since 1950;66
9.1;The Sample Metropolitan Areas and the Data;67
9.2;Urban Employment Growth, 1950-1970;72
9.3;Urban Nonagricultural Employment Growth, 1970-1975;77
9.4;Growth of Urban Manufacturing Employment, 1950-1970;81
9.5;Metropolitan Unemployment Rates, 1950-1975;84
9.6;Growth of Income and Earnings;88
9.7;Metropolitan Migration and Economic Growth;94
9.8;The Rural to Urban Migration Turnaround;105
9.9;Summary and Conclusions;110
9.10;Appendix;111
10;Chapter 5. Changing Intrametropolitan Location Patterns of Labor Force and Economic Activity;120
10.1;The Data;122
10.2;Changes in the Location of Urban Labor Force and Employment;127
10.3;Suburban and Central City Income Growth;147
10.4;Location Patterns of Intrametropolitan Movers and Metropolitan In-Migrants;150
10.5;Summary and Conclusions;154
11;Chapter 6. A Model of Metropolitan Growth and Migration;158
11.1;Simultaneous-Equations Models of Migration;160
11.2;The Theory;163
11.3;Specification of the Model;166
11.4;Appendix;180
12;Chapter 7. Metropolitan Growth and Migration: Estimation of the Model;184
12.1;Estimation Procedures;185
12.2;Model Estimation;186
12.3;Appendix;196
13;Chapter 8. A Model of Intrametropolitan Location of Employment, Housing, and Labor Force;198
13.1;The Model of Intrametropolitan Location;199
13.2;The Data;206
13.3;The Empirical Results;206
13.4;Summary and Conclusions;216
13.5;Appendix;219
14;Chapter 9. Thoughts on the Policy Aspects of Migration and Urban Employment Growth;224
14.1;The Rationale for Public Intervention;225
14.2;Selected Employment Policy Options;227
15;REFERENCES;238
16;SUBJECT INDEX;246