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Group-specific Effects of Inter-regional Mobility on Earnings - A Microdata Analysis for Germany

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  • Florian Lehmer
  • Joachim MOLler

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Lehmer F. and Moller J. Group-specific effects of inter-regional mobility on earnings - a microdata analysis for Germany, Regional Studies. The paper analyses the relationship between regional mobility and earnings for different groups of workers. Using a large panel microdata set the authors find negative earnings differentials of movers in the year before migration and strong evidence for significant wage gains through mobility. A decomposition of Blinder/Oaxaca type reveals different group-specific rewards effects suggesting a positive post-mobility wage differential of movers over the incumbent workforce for some groups irrespective of the region of destination. The existence of a general wage growth effect of mobility appears to be robust and cannot be explained by the time-invariant part of unobserved heterogeneity. [image omitted] Lehmer F. et Moller J. L'impact sur les revenus la mobilite interregionale des groupes specifiques des groupes sur les revenus - une analyse des donnees microeconomiques pour l'Allemagne, Regional Studies. Cet article cherche a analyser le rapport entre la mobilite regionale et les salaires pour divers groupes de travailleurs. A partir d'un puissant ensemble de donnees microeconomiques provenant d'une enquete par panel, il est evident que les ecarts des salaires des migrants l'annee qui precede la migration s'averent negatifs et qu'il y a de fortes preuves en faveur d'importants gains des salaires a cause de la mobilite. Une decomposition du type Blinder/Oaxaca laisse voir des gains qui varient suivant le groupe, ce qui laisse supposer pour certains groupes un ecart des salaires positif pour les migrants suite a la migration par rapport a la main- d'oeuvre autochtone, quelle que soit la zone d'accueil. Il semble que la presence d'un effet generalise de mobilite sur la croissance des salaires est solide et ne s'explique pas par la partie de l'heterogeneite non-observee qui ne varie pas dans le temps. Mobilite interregionale Ecarts des salaires interregionaux Heterogeneite non-observee Propension a la correspondance des scores Lehmer F. und Moller J. Gruppenspezifische Effekte der interregionalen Mobilitat auf das Einkommen - eine Mikrodatenanalyse fur Deutschland, Regional Studies. In diesem Beitrag wird die Beziehung zwischen regionaler Mobilitat und Einkommen fur verschiedene Gruppen von Arbeitnehmern analysiert. Anhand eines umfangreichen Satzes an Panel-Mikrodaten ermitteln wir negative Einkommensdifferentiale von Ortwechslern im Jahr vor der Migration sowie starke Anzeichen fur signifikante Einkommensverbesserungen durch Mobilitat. Bei einer Dekomposition des Typs Blinder/Oaxaca zeigen sich verschiedene gruppenspezifische Entlohnungseffekte, was fur einige Gruppen unabhangig von der Zielregion auf ein positives Einkommensdifferential nach Mobilitat von Ortwechslern im Vergleich zu den ubrigen Arbeitnehmern schliessen lasst. Die Existenz eines generell einkommenssteigernden Effekts der Mobilitat erscheint robust und lasst sich nicht durch den zeitlich invarianten Teil einer nicht beobachteten Heterogenitat erklaren. Interregionale Mobilitat Migrationsbedingte Lohnunterschiede Nicht beobachtete Heterogenitat Propensity score matching Lehmer F. y Moller J. Efectos de la movilidad interregional en los ingresos de grupos especificos: un analisis con microdatos de Alemania, Regional Studies. En este ensayo analizamos las relaciones entre la movilidad regional y los ingresos para diferentes grupos de trabajadores. Con ayuda de un gran panel de microdatos observamos diferencias negativas en los ingresosde personas que se desplazaron en el ano antes de la migracion y pruebas olidas de importantes ingresos adicionales gracias a esta movilidad. Una descomposicion del tipo Blinder/Oaxaca muestra diferentes efectos de gratificaciones para determinados grupos lo que indica un diferencia positiva de sueldos despues de la migracion en los trabajadores beneficiados para algunos grupos independientemente de la region de destino. La existencia de un efecto de crecimiento general de ingresos causado por la movilidad parece ser solida y no puede explicarse por la parte de tiempo invariable de heterogeneidad no observada. Movilidad interregional Diferenciales de sueldo por migracion Heterogeneidad no observada Propensity score matching

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  • Florian Lehmer & Joachim MOLler, 2008. "Group-specific Effects of Inter-regional Mobility on Earnings - A Microdata Analysis for Germany," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(5), pages 657-674.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:42:y:2008:i:5:p:657-674
    DOI: 10.1080/00343400701543686
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