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Human Capital Redistribution in the USA: The Migration of the College-bound

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Almost all the contributions on human capital and migration have focused on individuals who recently completed a tertiary education degree. Not much has been done with regard to high-school leavers. However, studying the migration of high-school leavers (college-bound individuals), is at least as important as studying college graduates' migration. We present an analysis of college-bound individuals' migration patterns for the USA. We argue that understanding the main determinants of these migration patterns is fundamental for policy makers in their 'quest for human capital retention'.

Source: Spatial Economic Analysis

DOI: 10.1080/17421772.2014.961536

Authors: Alessandra Faggian, Rachel S. Franklin

Institutions: The Ohio State University, Brown University

Language: English

Topic: Migration and Labor Dynamics

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Award: R24 Population Center Grant