Economics and Finance Faculty Publications and Presentations

The Migration of Young Adults from Non-Metropolitan Counties

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2001

Abstract

This article examines young adult migration from non-metropolitan counties to either different non-metropolitan counties or to metropolitan areas. The results show that expected gains in initial earnings provide young entrants to the labor force with a marked incentive to migrate from their non-metropolitan counties of origin. Initial earnings gains stem, in part, from higher returns to schooling in both metropolitan areas and other non-metropolitan counties. The propensity to migrate is also sensitive to the costs of migration, which, in turn, are correlated with paternal education and the local presence of extended family.

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© 2001 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/PHAX6FQFMXYNQU8UM6JS?target=10.1111/0002-9092.00159

Publication Title

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1111/0002-9092.00159

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