title: The effects on earnings of interregional and interindustry migration.
abstract: "The purpose of this study is to examine a model of the decision to migrate between regions and/or industries and its effect on earnings.  The study is based on a large set of individual microdata taken from the [U.S.] Social Security Administration's One Percent Continuous Work History Sample."  The data are for 1971 and 1973.  "Results of estimation provide strong support for the hypothesis of self-selection among region and industry migrants.  Additional empirical evidence supports the notion of comparative advantage in migrant earnings, implying that earnings distributions of individuals who made a particular combination of migration decisions may differ from those of the population as a whole."
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006280:Health Workforce; D007182:Income; D007221:Industry; D018803:Models, Economic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009656:North America; D009790:Occupations; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Behavior; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Economic Model; Human Resources; Income; Industry; Macroeconomic Factors; Migrants; Migration; Migration, Internal; Models, Theoretical; North America; Northern America; Occupations--changes; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; United States; Wages