A probability distribution for rural out-migration at micro-level.

Abstract

"Under certain simplifying assumptions an inflated geometric distribution has been proposed to study the trends in rural out-migration at micro-level. The distribution involves two parameters. A procedure for finding the estimates of parameters is outlined. Asymptotic expressions for variances and covariances of the estimates are obtained." An example is provided using 1978 survey data concerning 3,514 households near Varanasi, India.