Migration and Changing Employment Status: A Hazard Function Analysis

The effects of different employment‐status transitions on migration choices are considered from a search‐theoretic perspective. A discrete‐time hazard function for migration decisions is estimated on data for young males of rural origin in France. Employment‐status transitions are handled as endogen...

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Published in:Journal of regional science 1999-02, Vol.39 (1), p.103-123
Main Authors: Detang-Dessendre, Cecile, Molho, Ian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bgi / Prodig
Econometrics
Employment
Employment. Labour
Human geography
Labor market
Labour market
Labour migration
Migration
Occupations
Political and economic geography
Risk
Studies
Unemployment
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Summary:The effects of different employment‐status transitions on migration choices are considered from a search‐theoretic perspective. A discrete‐time hazard function for migration decisions is estimated on data for young males of rural origin in France. Employment‐status transitions are handled as endogenous time‐varying covariates. The model is estimated by distance of move. The results show that the long‐distance migration hazard is significantly related to labor market variables, and, ceteris paribus, is highest among job‐gainers compared to the other transition groups. The probability of contracted (long‐distance) migration is found to be higher than that of speculative migration for unemployed workers, especially those who are low‐educated. Evidence consistent with cumulative inertia is found for long‐distance moves. Short‐distance migration hazards are found to be unrelated to labor market variables (including employment‐status transitions) and to display no systematic pattern of duration dependence.
ISSN:0022-4146
1467-9787
DOI:10.1111/1467-9787.00125