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Wage returns to interregional mobility among Ph.D graduates: Do occupations matter?
Author(s) -
Ermini Barbara,
Papi Luca,
Scaturro Francesca
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
papers in regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.937
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1435-5957
pISSN - 1056-8190
DOI - 10.1111/pirs.12375
Subject(s) - wage , economics , selection (genetic algorithm) , selection bias , sample (material) , labour economics , demographic economics , econometrics , mathematics , statistics , chemistry , chromatography , artificial intelligence , computer science
This paper addresses the wage returns to interregional mobility among Italian Ph.D workers. We control for selection bias in both migration and occupation choice by estimating a double sample selection model. While OLS estimates indicate a positive wage premium of mobility across all types of occupations examined, wage equations estimated by correcting for double sample selection evidence a wage penalty for movers within academia, no effects for movers carrying out R&D activities but positive returns if they work within the industry sector. The selection process appears to be stronger when mobility choice is considered in comparison to the choice of occupation.