A universal model for mobility and migration patterns

Introduced in its contemporary form in 1946 (ref. 1), but with roots that go back to the eighteenth century2, the gravity law1, 3, 4 is the prevailing framework with which to predict population movement3, 5, 6, cargo shipping volume7 and inter-city phone calls8, 9, as well as bilateral trade flows b...

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Main Authors: Simini, Filippo, Gonzalez, Marta C., Maritan, Amos, Barabasi, Albert-Laszlo
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77896
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8482-0318