Characterizing the International Migration Barriers with a Probabilistic Multilateral Migration Model.

ABSTRACT: Human migration is responsible for forming modern civilization and has had an important influence on the development of various countries. There are many issues worth researching, and "the reason to move" is the most basic one. The concept of migration cost in the classical self-selection theory, which was introduced by Roy and Borjas, is useful. However, migration cost cannot address global migration because of the limitations of deterministic and bilateral choice. Following the idea of migration cost, this paper developed a new probabilistic multilateral migration model by introducing the Boltzmann factor from statistical physics. After characterizing the underlying mechanism or driving force of human mobility, we reveal some interesting facts that have provided a deeper understanding of

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5011646 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature