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A Pivot Point? Economic Slow-Down Affects Oregon’S Migration Flow, Jason R. Jurjevich
A Pivot Point? Economic Slow-Down Affects Oregon’S Migration Flow, Jason R. Jurjevich
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The combination of three components: fertility, mortality, and migration, collectively lead to population change. Fertility and mortality events in recent history, including escalated fertility levels associated with the ‘baby boom cohort’ and spikes in mortality linked to the Spanish Flu of 1918 for example, have produced demonstrative demographic effects. However, both the unpredictability and ability of migration to produce virtually immediate impacts, often enduring for decades across social, cultural, demographic, and economic landscapes, has long captured the attention of scholars and public policy makers alike. Over the past several decades here in Oregon, migration has undoubtedly shaped the state socially …