TY - JOUR
T1 - Migration and regional labor market adjustment
T2 - Chile 1977-1982 and 1987-1992
AU - Aroca, Patricio
AU - Hewings, Geoffrey J.D.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the migration processes that have been occurring in Chile between 1977-1982 and 1987-1992, as a market mechanism to re-allocate labor among regions. Using traditional consumer theory, a model is developed for a migrant who is evaluating migration. Secondly, this model is estimated, with cross section aggregate data, for both periods using a logit formulation. The results indicate that there is a strong force in the Chilean regional labor market, which serves to concentrate the workforce around the largest populated region of the country. Finally, regional labor markets are simulated to show that migration forces are very weak to arbitrage regional wages and unemployment rate and specific policy is required to promote balanced development across Chilean regions.
AB - The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the migration processes that have been occurring in Chile between 1977-1982 and 1987-1992, as a market mechanism to re-allocate labor among regions. Using traditional consumer theory, a model is developed for a migrant who is evaluating migration. Secondly, this model is estimated, with cross section aggregate data, for both periods using a logit formulation. The results indicate that there is a strong force in the Chilean regional labor market, which serves to concentrate the workforce around the largest populated region of the country. Finally, regional labor markets are simulated to show that migration forces are very weak to arbitrage regional wages and unemployment rate and specific policy is required to promote balanced development across Chilean regions.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=1642430386&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s001680200078
DO - 10.1007/s001680200078
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:1642430386
SN - 0570-1864
VL - 36
SP - 197
EP - 218
JO - Annals of Regional Science
JF - Annals of Regional Science
IS - 2
ER -