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Human-capital selectivity in interstate migration.

R G Krieg

    Growth and Change
    |January 1, 1991
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    Human capital migration differs from general population migration. Some states gain people but lose skilled workers, while others lose people but gain skilled workers, revealing hidden human capital flows.

    Area of Science:

    • Economics
    • Sociology
    • Demography

    Background:

    • Interstate migration is typically analyzed by total population shifts.
    • Human capital, representing skills and education, is a critical component of economic growth.
    • Previous research has not adequately distinguished between general human migration and human capital migration.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To determine if human capital migration patterns differ significantly from overall human migration patterns across U.S. states.
    • To identify states experiencing net in-migration or out-migration of human capital.
    • To highlight the limitations of traditional migration models in capturing human capital dynamics.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized the 1980 United States Census Public Use Microdata Sample A.
    Keywords:
    AmericasDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesEconomic FactorsGeographic FactorsHuman CapitalHuman ResourcesMigrationMigration, InternalNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaPopulationPopulation DynamicsSocioeconomic FactorsUnited States

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  • Developed and applied human capital measures to census data.
  • Analyzed migration flows at the state level, differentiating between total population and human capital.

    • Main Results:

    • Demonstrated a statistically significant difference between human migration and human capital migration.
    • Identified states with net in-migration of people but net out-migration of human capital (e.g., Arkansas, Vermont).
    • Identified states with net out-migration of people but net in-migration of human capital (e.g., Connecticut, Minnesota).

    Conclusions:

    • Standard models of interstate migration obscure the distinct flows of human capital.
    • State-level human capital dynamics are not accurately represented by population migration data alone.
    • Policy and economic analyses should account for the specific migration of human capital.