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But the patterns of migration that got them there have proven difficult to project. Now scientists at Rockefeller University, with assistance from the United Nations, have developed a predictive model of worldwide population shifts that they say will provide better estimates of migration across international boundaries. Because countries use population projections to estimate local needs for jobs, schools, housing and health care, a more precise formula to describe how people move could lead to better use of resources and improved economic conditions.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141924745.html";s:8:"category";s:15:"General Science";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:4:"date";s:25:"2008-09-29T16:32:25-07:00";}s:7:"summary";s:624:"Nearly 200 million people now live outside their country of birth. But the patterns of migration that got them there have proven difficult to project. 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