A note on urban migration in New Zealand

The purpose of this study is to develop a simple simultaneous equations model of urban migration in New Zealand. The model comprises equations explaining in-migration and out-migration, the significant explanatory variables being determined by a “backward-elimination” procedure. The results isolate the important influence of one large growth center on in-migration and out-migration rates, the significance of incomes for in-migration rates, and the effect of a geographical barrier on out-migration rates.