Pendular Mobility and Income Differentials in Formal Work in Ceara, Brazil

Ray Sales Gomes Santos and Luís Abel Silva Filho ()
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Ray Sales Gomes Santos: Bacharel em Ciências Econômicas pela Universidade Regional do Cariri—URCA
Luís Abel Silva Filho: Desenvolvendo Atividades de Pós-Doutorado em Economia pelo NEREUS-FEA da Universidade de São Paulo—USP

The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 2024, vol. 67, issue 1, No 1, 28 pages

Abstract: Abstract This article aims to analyse whether there is favourable migration selectivity in formal work in Ceará. In other words, whether the worker's unobservable characteristics influence commuting and labour income differentials. For this purpose, microdata from the annual social information list—RAIS of the Brazilian Ministry of Economy—MEB for 2009 and 2019 were used. Furthermore, the methodology used was a two-stage Heckman model with correction for sample selection bias for both years. The results show that commuting migrants in formal work in Ceará are not positively selected. Furthermore, income differentials among commuting migrants are determined by individuals' socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and the labour market, such as education, race/colour, gender, and occupation sector.

Keywords: Commuting; Migratory selectivity; Market work; Income; JEL Classification; J61; R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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