title: Estimation of a human capital model of migration.
abstract: "The main deficiency of the current literature on the determinants of migration is the large gap between theoretical analyses and empirical applications.  If no direct link is established between a theoretical model and its empirical specification, the empirical results cannot validate the model.  This paper develops a version of the human capital model of migration which permits empirical specification.  The human capital model presented incorporates two important concepts from migration theory:  (1) an index of characteristics that uniquely define a specific location; and (2) location-specific human capital.  The empirical model is estimated with a data set consisting of a number of cases from the Michigan [United States] Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) survey."
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Dierx
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006280:Health Workforce; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Human Resources; Migration--determinants; Models, Theoretical; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; United States