In 1900, 90 percent of America?s black population lived in the South and only 4.3 percent of those born in the region … those born in the region had left it. Using samples drawn from the public use tapes of the 1900, 1940, and 1950 censuses I … feedback effect black school enrollment increased in states that had previously experienced high rates of black out-migration …

I examine the determinants of inter-state migration of adults within western Germany, using the German Socio …. Same-employer migrants represent one fifth of all migrants higher education and pre-move wages than non … higher education than non-migrants, they do not have higher pre-move wages. Furthermore, they have in their ranks …

We develop a theory of the market for individual reputation, an indicator of regard by one's peers and others. The … mobility and salaries show, on the contrary, substantial positive effects of quantity, independent of quality. We test various …

option values, the internal rate of return - a cornerstone of classical human capital theory - is not a useful guide to …

, father's education, and wages for young men and their siblings from NLSY. We also examine the empirical implications of …

, father's education, and wages for young men and their siblings from NLSY. We also examine the empirical implications of …

migration decisions is driven both by geographic differences in mean wages and by a tendency to move in search of a better …The paper develops a tractable econometric model of optimal migration, focusing on expected income as the main economic … influence on migration. The model improves on previous work in two respects: it covers optimal sequences of location decisions …

This study examines the impact on student achievement of implementing management training for principals in traditional … show that offering management training to principals significantly increases student achievement in all subjects in year …