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Title: Are College Graduates More Responsive to Distant Labor Market Opportunities?

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2010

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DOI: 10.1353/jhr.2010.0030

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Abstract: Are highly educated workers better at locating in areas with high labor demand? To answer this question, I use three decades of U.S. Census data to estimate a McFadden-style model of residential location choice. I test for education differentials in the likelihood that young workers reside in states experiencing positive labor demand shocks at the time these workers entered the labor market. I find effects of changes in state labor demand on college graduate location choice that are several times greater than for high school graduates. Nevertheless, medium-run wage effects of entry labor market conditions for college graduates equal or exceed those of less-educated workers.

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Authors: Wozniak, Abigail

Periodical (Full): Journal of Human Resources

Issue: 4

Volume: 45

Pages: 944-970

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure

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