We investigate the role of information frictions in migration. We develop novel moment inequalities to estimate worker … preferences while allowing for unobserved worker-specific information sets, migration costs, and location-specific amenities and … prices. Using data on internal migration in Brazil, we find that common estimation procedures underestimate the importance of …

Internal migration in the United States has declined substantially over the past several decades, which has important … internal migration and how they have changed over time. We use administrative data from the IRS covering the universe of … local wage levels and home prices, and we estimate bilateral migration determinants in rich regression specifications that …

study return migration and the impact of skilled international migration on human capital stocks across countries. Return … migration is a common phenomenon, with 38% of skilled migrants returning to their origin countries within 10 years. Return … migration is significantly correlated with industry growth in the origin and destination countries, and is asymmetrically …