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The relationship between schooling and migration: Evidence from compulsory schooling laws

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  • McHenry, Peter

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I estimate the effect of schooling on the propensity to migrate by exploiting variation in schooling due to compulsory schooling laws (CSLs) in the United States. I obtain negative estimates of this effect among those with relatively little schooling. In contrast, previous research estimates positive schooling effects on migration at higher levels of schooling. I speculate that additional schooling at low levels enhances local labor market contacts and thereby increases the opportunity cost of migration (leaving those contacts behind).

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Volume (Year): 35 (2013)
Issue (Month): C ()
Pages: 24-40

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Keywords: Migration; Education; Compulsory schooling law;

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  • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
  • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
  • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General

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Cited by:

  1. Peter McHenry, 2014. "The Geographic Distribution Of Human Capital: Measurement Of Contributing Mechanisms," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 54(2), pages 215-248, 03.
  2. John V. Winters, 2015. "Do Higher College Graduation Rates Increase Local Education Levels?," Economics Working Paper Series 1503, Oklahoma State University, Department of Economics and Legal Studies in Business, revised Dec 2015.
  3. Haapanen, Mika & Böckerman, Petri, 2013. "Does Higher Education Enhance Migration?," IZA Discussion Papers 7754, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  4. Aparicio Fenoll, Ainhoa & Kuehn, Zoë, 2016. "Education Policies and Migration across European Countries," IZA Discussion Papers 9755, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
  5. John V. Winters, 2015. "The Production and Stock of College Graduates for U.S. States," Upjohn Working Papers and Journal Articles 15-246, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.
  6. Sansani, Shahar, 2015. "The differential impact of compulsory schooling laws on school quality in the United States segregated South," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 64-75.

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