Push and pull: Cities’ living conditions and job quality can enhance human mobility models

Incorporating living conditions and job opportunities in cities into mathematical models of human mobility improves model accuracy. The traditional gravity model of human mobility uses the distance of a move and the population of a destination city to predict migration patterns, with larger cities exerting more “pull” than smaller cities. The competing radiation model is based on quantifying the opportunity available in a destination location.

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