What Sways the Decision to Migrate? An Empirical Analysis of the Argentinean Case

A. Daniela Cristina ()
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A. Daniela Cristina: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas (Córdoba, Argentina). University of Antwerp (Antwerp, Belgium)

Revista de Economía y Estadística, 2008, vol. 46, issue 1, 7-30

Abstract: Labour mobility among different regions within a country is known as one of the mechanisms that can contribute to the adjustment of regional labour markets. This will only occur on the condition that the individual’s responses to labour earnings differentials are sensitive enough. This paper provides with empirical evidence for Argentina concerning the analysis of the individual’s decision to migrate, and in particular, the response of the individuals to regional wage differentials, based on individual data. A random effects logit for panel data models the migration decision. The real expected income was found to signigficantly influence the probability of migrating. / La movilidad laboral entre regiones de un país es uno de los mecanismos que contribuyen al ajuste de los mercados laborales regionales. Sin embargo, esto ocurrirá con la condición que la respuesta de los individuos a los diferenciales laborales sea lo suficientemente sensible a dichos diferenciales. El trabajo provee evidencia empírica de Argentina con respect a la decision de las personas de migrar, y en particular, se focalize en la respuesta de las personas a los diferenciales salariales. La decision de migración se modela mediante un logit de efectos aleatorios. El trabajo encuentra que el ingreso real esperado influencia la probabilidad de migrar.

Keywords: Migration decision; income; random effects logit; Argentina (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J6 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.55444/2451.7321.2008.v46.n1.3844

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