Open AccessWhat Sways the Decision to Migrate? An Empirical Analysis of the Argentinean Case
Author(s) -
Alejandra Daniela Cristina
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
revista de economía y estadística/revista de economía y estadística
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2451-7321
pISSN - 0034-8066
DOI - 10.55444/2451.7321.2008.v46.n1.3844
Subject(s) - earnings , economics , wage , logit , panel data , empirical research , econometrics , labour economics , demographic economics , statistics , accounting , mathematics
Labour mobility among different regions within a country is known as one of the mechanisms that can contribute to the adjustment of regional labour markets. This will only occur on the condition that the individual’s responses to labour earnings differentials are sensitive enough. This paper provides with empirical evidence for Argentina concerning the analysis of the individual’s decision to migrate, and in particular, the response of the individuals to regional wage differentials, based on individual data. A random effects logit for panel data models the migration decision. The real expected income was found to signigficantly influence the probability of migrating.