The returns to job mobility and inter-regional migration

Abstract

"This paper provides an extensive analysis of the wage effects of inter-regional mobility within Germany. Comparing skilled region-type movers with skilled non-migratory establishment movers we find clear evidence of an additional effect of inter-regional mobility which becomes fully effective after three years. The highest returns are obtained by young workers and by rural-urban movers. The introduction of fixed district and establishment effects tackles the notorious nuisance of regional price-level differences and reveals that the mobility returns can be decomposed into roughly equal contributions of human capital accumulation and search gains." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

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Lehmer, F. & Ludsteck, J. (2011): The returns to job mobility and inter-regional migration. Evidence from Germany. In: Papers in regional science, Vol. 90, No. 3, p. 549-571. DOI:10.1111/j.1435-5957.2010.00326.x