INCORPORATING THE EFFECTS OF SPATIAL STRUCTURE IN DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS OF MIGRATION*
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- 1 November 1988
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Regional Science
- Vol. 28 (4) , 495-510
Abstract
Discrete‐choice theory models, and more specifically the logit model, have been applied widely recently in analyzing migration patterns in a zonal system. We argue that spatial effects and more specifically the relative location of zones are not taken into account in such analyses. We, therefore, introduce a measure of spatial structure and advocate its usage as a predictor of migration in such models. In an example of intrametropolitan migration in Toronto, we demonstrate that this variable is not only significant but also it improves the performance of all the other variables with the greatest impact on the distance between zones. In addition, inclusion of this variable improves the overall performance of the model in terms of residuals.Keywords
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