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How does Emigration affect Labor Markets? Evidence from Road Construction in Brazil
Brazilian Review of Econometrics
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How does Emigration affect Labor Markets? Evidence from Road Construction in Brazil
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| Creator |
Chein, Flávia; Department of Economics, Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Assunção, Juliano Junqueira; Department of Economics, PUC-Rio |
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migration; roads; labor supply; competitive local markets; substitution elasticities; wage effects.
J31; O15; O18. |
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| Description |
We study the impact of emigration on local labor markets, based on the construction of a 1,087km road in northeastern Brazil. The new road has changed population substantially, creating new cities along its path and increasing internal migration flows. We first use a reduced-form approach to estimate the effect of emigration on skill groups (defined by education and experience) - a 10 percentage point increase in the proportion of emigrants raises wages by 5%. Then, using a structural approach, we estimate cross effects among groups - although emigration typically raises wages, complementary effects determine negative impacts in some municipalities.
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Brazilian Review of Econometrics
Brazilian Review of Econometrics |
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CNPq
Fapemig |
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| Date |
2015-06-24
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — — |
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application/pdf
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| Identifier |
http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/bre/article/view/47740
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Brazilian Review of Econometrics; Papers accepted for publication
Brazilian Review of Econometrics; Papers accepted for publication 1980-2447 |
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| Language |
eng
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http://bibliotecadigital.fgv.br/ojs/index.php/bre/article/view/47740/50881
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| Rights |
Copyright (c) 2015 Brazilian Review of Econometrics
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