Why Are Low-Skilled Workers Less Mobile? The Role of Mobility Costs and Spatial Frictions

Workers' propensity to migrate to another local labor market varies a lot by occupation. We use the model developed by Schmutz and Sidibé (2019) to quantify the impact of mobility costs and search frictions on this mobility gap. We estima...

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1. Verfasser: Schmutz, Benoît (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Sidibé, Modibo, Vidal-Naquet, Élie
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2021
Schlagworte:Mobility Costs Spatial Frictions Migration Local Labor Markets Occupation