R B Ginsberg

Publications (7)7.48 Total impact

• Article: Moving in a given year: a study in research design and data analysis.

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  ABSTRACT: "In this paper the distribution of the times between moves, or, equivalently, the relationship between duration of residence and the probability of moving [is examined]. Complete information on residence histories contained in the Population Register of Norway for the period 1965-1971 has been used to generate two data sets: the 'ideal' data set and the duration of residence at a specific point in time." The relationship between the probability of moving in a given year and stochastic models of mobility histories is then discussed. "In the subsequent section the feasibility of using the probability of moving in a given year, as measured by cross-sectional survey techniques, in lieu of complete residence histories, as contained in population registers, is evaluated. It could be demonstrated that cross-sectional data is sufficient for many purposes." In conclusion, "some comments are made regarding methodological problems arising out of the use of sparse tabular data, which is typical in socio-demographic studies where highly disaggregated projections are required."
  Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie 02/1983; 74(4):253-66. · 0.68 Impact Factor
• Article: Tests of stochastic models of timing in mobility histories: comparison of information derived from different observation plans.

  R B Ginsberg
  Environment and Planning A 02/1979; 11(12):1,387-404. · 1.89 Impact Factor
• Article: Timing and duration effects in residence histories and other longitudinal data: Part 1. Stochastic and statistical models; Part 2. Studies of duration effects in Norway, 1965-1971.

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  ABSTRACT: The author describes an attempt to fit stochastic models to individual life histories. "In particular, [he] is concerned with the application of semi-Markov processes to the study of the timing of moves and duration of residence effects in the migration histories of Norwegian men over the period 1965-1971." In the second part of the article, the results of 11 studies using data on Norwegian men are presented
  Regional Science and Urban Economics 02/1979; 9(4):311-331; 369-392. · 1.01 Impact Factor
• Article: Timing and duration effects in residence histories and other longitudinal data: I. Stochastic and statistical models.

  R B Ginsberg
  Regional Science and Urban Economics 02/1979; 9(4):311-31. · 1.01 Impact Factor
• Article: Timing and duration effects in residence histories and other longitudinal data: II. Studies of duration effects in Norway, 1965-1971.

  R B Ginsberg
  Regional Science and Urban Economics 02/1979; 9(4):369-92. · 1.01 Impact Factor
• Article: The relationship between timing of moves and choice of destination in stochastic models of migration.

  R B Ginsberg
  Environment and Planning A 02/1978; 10(6):667-79. · 1.89 Impact Factor
• Article: Stochastic models of residential and geographic mobility for hetrogeneous populations

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  ABSTRACT: Methods of incorporating population heterogeneity into probability models of intermetropolitan and intrametropolitan mobility are discussed. Two models are described in detail. One allows for heterogeneous transition matrices; methods of estimating the distribution of transition matrices in the population are given. The other focuses on the propensity to move, and allows individuals to change on relevant characteristics over time, thus significantly extending previous models relating various background factors to mobility.
  Environment and Planning A. 01/1973; 5(1):113-124.