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  • Front Cover; Migration and Economic Growth in the United States: National, Regional, and Metropolitan Perspectives; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; Chapter 1. Introduction; Postwar Urban Growth in Historical Context; Chapter 2. National Forces Affecting the Spatial Distribution of Population and Economic Activity in the Post-World-War-ll Era; The National Rate of Employment Growth; The National Rate of Civilian Labor Force Growth; Other Forces Contributing to Population Redistribution; The U.S. Migration Experience, 1947-1975; Summary
  • Chapter 3. Interregional Shifts in the Location of Population and EmploymentThe Behavior of Regional Employment and Population Changes, 1947-1977: The Historical Record; Regional Shifts in Manufacturing Employment; The Causal Linkages between Population and Employment; Summary; Appendix; Chapter 4. Metropolitan Growth and Migration: The Patterns Since 1950; The Sample Metropolitan Areas and the Data; Urban Employment Growth, 1950-1970; Urban Nonagricultural Employment Growth, 1970-1975; Growth of Urban Manufacturing Employment, 1950-1970; Metropolitan Unemployment Rates, 1950-1975
  • Growth of Income and EarningsMetropolitan Migration and Economic Growth; The Rural to Urban Migration Turnaround; Summary and Conclusions; Appendix; Chapter 5. Changing Intrametropolitan Location Patterns of Labor Force and Economic Activity; The Data; Changes in the Location of Urban Labor Force and Employment; Suburban and Central City Income Growth; Location Patterns of Intrametropolitan Movers and Metropolitan In-Migrants; Summary and Conclusions; Chapter 6. A Model of Metropolitan Growth and Migration; Simultaneous-Equations Models of Migration; The Theory; Specification of the Model
  • AppendixChapter 7. Metropolitan Growth and Migration: Estimation of the Model; Estimation Procedures; Model Estimation; Appendix; Chapter 8. A Model of Intrametropolitan Location of Employment, Housing, and Labor Force; The Model of Intrametropolitan Location; The Data; The Empirical Results; Summary and Conclusions; Appendix; Chapter 9. Thoughts on the Policy Aspects of Migration and Urban Employment Growth; The Rationale for Public Intervention; Selected Employment Policy Options; REFERENCES; SUBJECT INDEX