Analysis of Interregional Labor Migration in Spain Using Gross Flows |
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Authors: | Juan Pablo Juarez |
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Affiliation: | Dpt. Fundamentos Análisis Económico, University of Alicante, Spain |
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Abstract: | In this paper we study the economic determinants of Spanish interregional labor force flows from an aggregate perspective. The study is based on a matching model of the labor market applied to migration, and uses gross rather than net flows as other studies do. Among the main results, we find that unemployment increases out-migration because unemployed people search more actively, but when the unemployment rate is above a certain level this effect is reduced. We also find that the rate of change of relative wages is a significant determinant of migration in Spain. |
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