The Migration of Young Adults from Non-Metropolitan Counties
This article examines young adult migration from non-metropolitan counties to either different non-metropolitan counties or to metropolitan areas. The results show that expected gains in initial earnings provide young entrants to the labor force with a marked incentive to migrate from their non-metropolitan counties of origin. Initial earnings gains stem, in part, from higher returns to schooling in both metropolitan areas and other non-metropolitan counties. The propensity to migrate is also sensitive to the costs of migration, which, in turn, are correlated with paternal education and the local presence of extended family. Copyright 2001, Oxford University Press.
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2001
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Authors: | Mills, Bradford ; Hazarika, Gautam |
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA. - Vol. 83.2001, 2, p. 329-340
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Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA |
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