Journal
DEMOGRAPHY
Volume 54, Issue 2, Pages 631-653Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-017-0551-9
Keywords
Migration; Job change; Labor market participation; Population aging; Licensing
Categories
Funding
- Direct For Social, Behav & Economic Scie [1623684] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Divn Of Social and Economic Sciences [1623684] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Interstate migration in the United States has decreased steadily since the 1980s, but little is known about the causes of this decline. We show that declining migration is related to a concurrent secular decline in job changing. Neither trend is primarily due to observable demographic or socioeconomic factors. Rather, we argue that the decline in job changing has caused the decline in migration. After establishing a role for the labor market in declining migration, we turn to the question of why job changing has become less frequent over the past several decades. We find little support for several explanations, including the rise of dual-career households, the decline in middle-skill jobs, occupational licensing, and the need for employees to retain health insurance. Thus, the reasons for these dual trends remain opaque and should be explored further.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available