Migration and employment after an economic shock: regional characteristics and migration patterns

This study addresses the migration dynamics of workers after their workplace has closed. It analyses to what extent migration responses differ between regions with different characteristics for individuals who have been laid off due to a workplace closure. The study employs full micro-panel data for...

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Published in:Regional studies 2021-05, Vol.55 (5), p.907-920
Main Authors: Hansen, Høgni Kalsø, Lyngemark, Ditte Håkonsson, Weatherall, Cecilie Dohlman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Closure
Closures
Economic shock
education
Employment
firm closure
Job losses
labour
Layoffs
Migration
Migration patterns
Panel data
Regional development
Urban areas
urbanization
Workers
Workplaces
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Summary:This study addresses the migration dynamics of workers after their workplace has closed. It analyses to what extent migration responses differ between regions with different characteristics for individuals who have been laid off due to a workplace closure. The study employs full micro-panel data for the Danish population between 2007 and 2015 and finds the following: (1) workers laid off due to a workplace closure in non-urban regions are less likely to migrate and find employment than laid-off workers from urban regions; however, (2) young laid-off individuals from non-urban areas have a greater tendency to migrate in pursuit of education.
ISSN:0034-3404
1360-0591
DOI:10.1080/00343404.2020.1814230