Group-specific effects of inter-regional mobility on earnings

Abstract

"The paper analyses the relationship between regional mobility and earnings for different groups of workers. Using a large panel microdata set the authors find negative earnings differentials of movers in the year before migration and strong evidence for significant wage gains through mobility. A decomposition of Blinder/Oaxaca type reveals different group-specific rewards effects suggesting a positive post-mobility wage differential of movers over the incumbent workforce for some groups irrespective of the region of destination. The existence of a general wage growth effect of mobility appears to be robust and cannot be explained by the time-invariant part of unobserved heterogeneity." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Lehmer, F. & Möller, J. (2008): Group-specific effects of inter-regional mobility on earnings. A microdata analysis for Germany. In: Regional Studies. Journal of the Regional Studies Association, Vol. 42, No. 5, p. 657-674. DOI:10.1080/00343400701543686