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Job Loss and Regional Mobility
Huttunen, Kristiina - 2015
siblings when they live in different regions.Looking at earnings we find that the entire post displacement income difference …. Furthermore, when looking at long-run family income, we find that the difference between displaced movers and stayers is very …It is well documented that displaced workers suffer severe earnings losses, but not why this is so. One reason may be …
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Education and Mobility
Machin, Stephen J.; Pelkonen, Panu; Salvanes, Kjell G. - 2021
We show that the length of compulsory education has a causal impact on regional labour mobility. The analysis is based on a quasi-exogenous staged Norwegian school reform, and register data on the whole population. Based on the results, we conclude that part of the US-Europe difference, as well...
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Job Displacement, Inter-Regional Mobility and Long-Term Earnings
Maczulskij, Terhi - 2018
-2014 period. We also study whether displaced movers obtain earnings and employment gains compared to displaced stayers. The … based on short-term economic incentives. Migration has an immediate negative relationship with earnings, but the link …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012915343
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Internal Migration and Life Satisfaction : Well-Being Effects of Moving as a Young Adult
Switek, Malgorzata - 2012
Migration typically leads to higher income, but its association with life satisfaction remains unclear. Is migration … accompanied by an increase in life satisfaction? If it is, is the increase in income responsible or are other life domains driving … increase in income relative to non-migrants is found for this group. For work migrants, although their income increases …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013097208
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The Determinants of Rural Migrants' Employment Choice in China : Results from a Joint Estimation
Nahm, Daehoon - 2012
This paper investigates the determinants of employment choice of rural migrant workers across state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and various subtypes of non-state owned enterprises (non-SOEs) by taking into account unobservable characteristics that link the choice to migrate with the choice of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013098453
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The Effect of Weather-Induced Internal Migration on Local Labor Markets : Evidence from Uganda
Strobl, Eric - 2012
Relying on census data collected in 2002 and historical weather data for Uganda, we estimate the impact of weather-induced internal migration on the probability for non-migrants living in the destination regions to be employed. Our results reveal a significant negative impact. Consistent with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099095
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Entrepreneurship of the Left-Behind
Giulietti, Corrado - 2013
While there is evidence that return migration promotes entrepreneurship and self-employment of those who migrated, previous studies have not focused on whether migration provides the same benefits to individuals who did not migrate. Using a unique dataset that provides information on both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013084676
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Risk Attitudes and Migration
Akgüc, Mehtap - 2015
environment influences risk tolerance. Using the 2009 RUMiC data for China, we find that rural-urban migrants and their family …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013014733
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Are Foreign Migrants More Assimilated than Native Ones?
Faini, Riccardo - 2009
The paper compares the pattern of wage assimilation of foreigners with both native immigrants and local natives in Italy, a country with large internal and international migration. This comparison, not yet exploited, yields understanding of the role played by language and knowledge of social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153021
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The Regulation of Migration in a Transition Economy : China’s Hukou System
Bao, Shuming - 2009
Unlike most countries, China regulates internal migration. Public benefits, access to good quality housing, schools, health care, and attractive employment opportunities are available only to those who have local registration (Hukou). Coincident with the deepening of economic reforms, Hukou has...
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