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Impact of Internal Migration on Labor Market Outcomes of Native Males in Thailand

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: We investigate the impact of internal migration on local labor markets in Thailand. Using an instrumental variables approach based on weather and distance, we construct an exogenous measure of the net migration inflow into each region. Our econometric results show that instrumenting for the possible endogeneity of net inward migration is crucial to the analysis. The results suggest substantial adjustments in hours worked and weekly wages in response to short-term changes in labor supply for low-skilled males.

Source: Economic Development and Cultural Change

DOI: 10.1086/694096

Authors: Eliane El Badaoui, Eric Strobl, Frank Walsh

Institutions: Université Paris Nanterre, EconomiX, University of Bern, University College Dublin

Language: English

Topic: Migration and Labor Dynamics

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2750994127

FWCI: 4.2

Cites: 56

Cited by: 35

Related to: 10