title: Human-capital selectivity in interstate migration.
abstract: "Using Public Use Microdata Sample A from the 1980 United States Census, human capital measures are developed and used to test whether states experience human-capital migration that is significantly different from human migration.  Strong evidence demonstrates that human-capital migration differs significantly from human migration.  For example, Arkansas and Vermont are shown to have a net in-migration of people, but a net out-migration of human capital.  Conversely, the data for Connecticut and Minnesota indicate a net out-migration of people and a net in-migration of human capital.  This study suggests that traditional models of interstate migration mask the flow of human capital."
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Krieg
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005843:Geography; D006280:Health Workforce; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Human Capital; Human Resources; Migration; Migration, Internal; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Dynamics; Socioeconomic Factors; United States