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Migrant information, job search and the remigration decision
Southern Economic Journal
|July 1, 1983
Summary
This study examines how information quality and search duration influence labor migration decisions and subsequent remigration. Better pre-move information and shorter destination searches reduce the likelihood of needing to remigrate, improving labor market efficiency.
Area of Science:
- Economics
- Sociology
- Human Capital Theory
Background:
- Labor force migration is driven by perceived earnings differentials across geographic locations.
- Understanding the efficiency of migration in reducing these differentials is crucial for economic analysis.
- Existing research often overlooks the role of information and search in migration outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between pre-migration information quality, destination search duration, and remigration.
- To assess how these factors impact the efficiency of labor market adjustments to earnings differentials.
- To analyze the effectiveness of migration as a mechanism for reducing spatial earnings inequality.
Main Methods:
- Utilizing the human capital model of migration and remigration.
- Analyzing data from the 1970 U.S. census.
- Examining the correlations between information quality, search duration, and remigration likelihood.
Main Results:
- Higher quality pre-migration information is associated with a lower likelihood of remigration.
- Longer search durations at the destination correlate with an increased probability of remigration.
- These findings suggest that information and search processes significantly affect migration efficiency.
Conclusions:
- Improved information acquisition before migration can enhance labor market adjustments.
- Efficient migration reduces earnings differentials, but is sensitive to information and search costs.
- Policy interventions aimed at improving migration information could increase labor market efficiency.
Keywords:
AmericasBehaviorCommunicationDecision MakingDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesEconomic FactorsEconomic ModelGeographic FactorsHuman ResourcesInformation DistributionLabor ForceMacroeconomic FactorsMigrantsMigrationMigration, InternalModels, TheoreticalNorth AmericaNorthern AmericaPopulationPopulation DynamicsResearch MethodologyTemporary MigrationTime FactorsUnited StatesWages
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