Labor Market Institutions and the Efficiency of Interregional Migration: A Cross-Nation Comparison

Dijk, Jouke van; Folmer, Hendrik; Herzog, Henry W.; Schlottmann, Alan M.

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“…The literature reports mixed findings for the European context. For Great Britain (Jackman and Savouri 1992; Pissarides and Wadsworth 1989;Hughes and McCormick 1989), Sweden (Westerlund 1998;Harkman 1989), and the Netherlands (Van Djik et al 1989), there is nearly invariable empirical evidence in favour of higher migration rates among the unemployed. However, for Spain (Antolin and Bover 1997) and Finland (Tervo 2000), there are no reports of more frequent migration among the unemployed.…”

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Unemployment and willingness to accept job offers: results of a factorial survey experiment

Abraham

Auspurg

Bähr

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J Labour Market Res

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. www.econstor.eu Abstract Matching individuals to jobs is a fundamental problem in any labour market. This paper focuses on job characteristics, such as wages, job quality, and distance from the current place of residence, and the impact of these characteristics on the willingness of employed and unemployed individuals to accept new job offers. Using an experimental factorial survey module (FSM) implemented in the fifth wave of a large population survey (Panel Study Labour Market and Social Security), the willingness of employed and unemployed labour market participants to accept new job offers was compared while considering job characteristics like gain of income or commuting distance. In this study, unemployed and employed individuals received the same set of hypothetical job offers. Consistent with theoretical arguments, the about 20,000 evaluations provided by about 4,000 respondents showed that unemployed participants generally exhibit a greater willingness to accept new job offers than employed ones. Moreover, unemployed individuals were likely to make more concessions than employed individuals with respect to job quality, such as accepting fixed-term job offers. Interestingly, little evidence for different decisionmaking or weightings of mobility costs was found, which enables us to conclude that interregional unemployment disparities can scarcely be explained by unemployed individuals lacking the willingness to work or relocate. Terms of use: Documents in

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“…These inconsistent results reflect methodological issues (Sandefur and Tuma 1987;Greenwood 1997: 651 et seq. ) and hint at significant disparities among countries that could be attributable to differences in labour market institutions (Van Djik et al 1989). …”

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Unemployment and willingness to accept job offers: results of a factorial survey experiment

Abraham

Auspurg

Bähr

et al. 2013

J Labour Market Res

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“…Migration theory generally examines the tendency to migrate using a simple distinction between married and single individuals [78], and most studies suggest that married individuals are more likely to migrate than single individuals. However, many previous studies do not consider more detailed conditions, such as a spouse's education and labor market status, which can affect a householder's migratory behavior.…”

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Effects of Regional Creative Milieu on Interregional Migration of the Highly Educated in Korea: Evidence from Hierarchical Cross-Classified Linear Modeling

Choi

Lim

2015

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This study empirically investigates the effects of a regional creative milieu on the migration inflows and outflows of the highly educated between urbanized areas in Korea. To estimate the push and pull effects, we use the 5% Population and Housing Census (2005) and employ a hierarchical cross-classified linear model as an empirical modeling framework. The graduate migration between areas is generally affected by regional and individual characteristics. To this effect, the literature suggests that highly-educated individuals tend to significantly value diverse and creative regional amenities in migration decision making. Our results reveal that, regarding the push and pull effect for the highly educated, talent and tolerance in a region and a high level of the creativity index in a region are likely to increase the likelihood of in-migration and decrease that of out-migration by lowering the barriers to entry for the highly educated. Our findings emphasize the role of regions with well-established amenities as a creative milieu for attracting the highly educated and, thus, have significant implications for sustainable regional development policies.

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“…Speculative migration has been common in the US in the twentieth century. Van Dijk et al (1989) argue that in most European countries, employment relationships are highly institutionalised. In addition, institutions such as employment bureaus gather information on national labour markets as a whole.…”

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“…It is an essential contribution of the sociological perspective of having emphasised that migration was selective with age (Mai 2004a), education (Wagner 1989) and gender, as well as with social networks (Massey & Espinosa 1997) and the effects of social institutions (Van Dijk et al 1989). Moreover, with reference to an a priori defined destination area, effects of distances on geographic mobility can be estimated as well (Windzio 2004b).…”

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Migrants and Markets : Perspectives from Economics and the Other Social Sciences

Kolb¹,

Egbert²

2008

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A m s t e r d A m U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s Migrants and Markets Perspectives from Economics and the Other Social Sciencesholger kolb & henrik egbert (eds.) Migrants and MarketsIMISCOE is a Network of Excellence uniting over 500 researchers from various institutes that specialise in migration studies across Europe. Networks of Excellence are cooperative research ventures that were created by the European Commission to help overcome the fragmentation of international studies. They amass a crucial source of knowledge and expertise to help inform European leadership today.Since its foundation in 2004, IMISCOE has advanced an integrated, multidisciplinary and globally comparative research programme to address the themes specified in its name, short for: International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe. IMISCOE members come from all branches of the economic and social sciences, the humanities and law. The Network draws from existing studies and advances innovative lines of inquiry key to European policymaking and governance. Priority is placed on developing a theoretical design to promote new research and offer practical alternatives for sound policy.The IMISCOE-Amsterdam University Press Series was created to make the Network's findings and results available to researchers, policymakers, the media and the public at large. High-quality manuscripts authored by IMISCOE members and cooperating partners are published in one of four distinct series.Research Reports Dissertations TextbooksThe RESEARCH series presents empirical and theoretical scholarship addressing issues of international migration, integration and social cohesion in Europe. Authored by experts in the field, the works provide a rich reference source for researchers and other concerned parties.The REPORTS series responds to needs for knowledge within IMISCOE's mandated fields of migration research. Compiled by leading specialists, the works disseminate succinct and timely information for European policymakers, practitioners and other stakeholders.The DISSERTATIONS series showcases select PhD monographs written by IMISCOE doctoral candidates. The works span an array of fields within studies of international migration, integration and social cohesion in Europe.The TEXTBOOKS series produces manuals, handbooks and other didactic tools developed by specialists in migration studies. The works are used within the IMISCOE training programme and for educational purposes by academic institutes worldwide.IMISCOE Policy Briefs and more information on the Network can be found at www.imiscoe.org. Migrants and Markets

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Labor Market Institutions and the Efficiency of Interregional Migration: A Cross-Nation Comparison

Cited by 32 publications

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Unemployment and willingness to accept job offers: results of a factorial survey experiment

Unemployment and willingness to accept job offers: results of a factorial survey experiment

Effects of Regional Creative Milieu on Interregional Migration of the Highly Educated in Korea: Evidence from Hierarchical Cross-Classified Linear Modeling

Migrants and Markets : Perspectives from Economics and the Other Social Sciences

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