Capitale umano specifico e flussi migratori

Marina Murat and Sergio Paba
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Sergio Paba: Università di Modena e di Reggio Emilia

Rivista di Politica Economica, 2002, vol. 92, issue 2, 63-108

Abstract: Why are internal migration rates so low in Italy and other European countries? While the literature mainly focuses on factors affecting workers' decisions to migrate, we emphasize the role of labor demand. We argue that the shift from standardized to flexible methods of production has increased the demand for skills. In addition, as in Italian industrial districts, part of the human capital required is region specific: it belongs to native workers, but can only be acquired at a positive cost by migrants. As our empirical evidence and theoretical model show, this change in labor demand can explain the reduction of internal migration flows.

Date: 2002
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