The Employment and Earnings of Migrants in Great Britain

Martyn J. Andrews (), Ken Clark and William Whittaker
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Martyn J. Andrews: University of Manchester

No 3068, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: Using nationally representative, longitudinal data from the first 14 waves of the British Household Panel Survey we examine the labour market returns to inter-regional migration in Great Britain. Controlling for endogeneity, heterogeneity and self-selection, we find substantial long-run wage premiums associated with migration for both males and females who move for job-related reasons. There is, however, no evidence that moving across regions increases the probability of employment for males and females; in fact, some female movers experience a long-run employment penalty.

Keywords: employment; wages; migration; sample selection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 J31 J61 J64 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37 pages
Date: 2007-09
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-eec, nep-geo, nep-lab and nep-mig
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