explanation of lower spatial mobility. Firstly, we find that membership in locally bounded social networks reduces regional … mobility. Secondly, we show that native East Germans are more invested in this type of social networks than West Germans …

This paper assesses a recent prediction of the theoretical migration literature, according to which migration may be … relationship between the incidence of low occupational prestige and the probability of internal migration in Germany and thus … reject our working hypothesis. We discuss the role of specific migration costs and occupational cultures as possible …

Human capital theory predicts pecuniary returns to regional migration, but also positive self-selection of migrants …. Therefore, when estimating the causal effect of migration one has to take care of potential self-selection. Several authors … estimates of the returns to migration. We use data from the SOEP 1984-2010. First we analyze the time pattern of the wage …

distance-related migration costs cannot explain the lower distance sensitivity of educated and risk-loving individuals …. -- Migration ; culture ; distance ; human capital ; risk attitudes …