University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: migration

Recent Trends in Nonmetropolitan Migration: Toward a New Turnaround?

Fuguitt, Glenn, and Calvin BealeWorking paper no. 1995-07 Abstract Over the past 30 years there have been three unanticipated shifts in metropolitan-nonmetropolitan population change and migration: the nonmetropolitan turnaround of the 1970s, with a migration balance favoring nonmetropolitan areas; the downturn of the early 1980s when nonmetropolitan areas lost net migrants as they did in …

Cycles Within the System: Metropolitanization and Internal Migration in the U.S., 1965-1990

Elliott, JamesWorking paper no. 1995-21 Abstract This paper uses a typology of local metropolitan development to examine population redistribution trends in the U.S. over the past three decades. Theories of systemic maturation and urban life-cycles are discussed. Subsequent analysis of population and inter-county migration data reveals that Deconcentration has become an increasingly common subprocess of …

Immigration and Labor Market Outcomes for Native Workers

Wilson, Franklin, and Gerald JaynesWorking paper no. 1995-32 Abstract This paper assesses the association of migration (both international and internal) with the employment status and earnings of native whites, blacks, Hispanics and Asians in the United States during the 1980-1990 decade. Results indicate that neither net internal migration nor immigration of minorities to fifty-two of …

Migradollars and Mortality: The Effects of Migration on Infant Survival in Mexico

Kanaiaupuni, Shawn Malia, and Katharine M. Donato Working paper no. 1998-10 Abstract Few studies have examined how migration affects the health of populations in origin communities. We apply multilevel methods to data from Mexico to examine how community and household migration patterns affect infant survival outcomes. We view migration as a cumulative process with varying …

The Sexual Networks of Migrant Serere Women and the Spread of HIV in Senegal

Velyvis, Kristen Working paper no. 1998-26 Abstract This study looks at the sexual networks of migrant women from the Serere ethnic group in Senegal, West Africa. These women were identified as likely to be at risk of high rates of sexual networking (having relations with multiple sex partners), a high risk practice for HIV infection, …