-specific characteristics (particularly earnings differentials) on physician location decisions. We find, among other things, that high-productivity …-selection ; earnings ; longitudinal data ; productivity …Several papers have tested the empirical validity of the migration models proposed by Borjas (1987) and Borjas, Bronars …

-specific characteristics (particularly earnings differentials) on physician location decisions. We find, among other things, that high-productivity …Several papers have tested the empirical validity of the migration models proposed by Borjas (1987) and Borjas, Bronars … migrate. We build a model in which individuals sort, in part, on potential earnings - where earnings across different …

selection issues are considered in the estimation of the earnings equation; we implement a natural method using MLE. The result …

the primary focus is on international migration, reference is made to internal migration and return migration. The … favorable selectivity is more intense the greater the out-of-pocket (direct) costs of migration and return migration, the … greater the effect of the higher level of ability on lowering the costs of migration, and the smaller the relative skill …

, intra-urban mobility, suburbanisation, and long-distance migration) for residents of the segregated post-Soviet city of …

This paper analyses the determinants and correlates of different forms of migration, including circular, temporary and … believe that understanding who moves and whether temporarily or circularly will help formulate more effective migration …

This paper examines the role of labor market frictions and moving costs in explaining the migration behavior of US … estimate a dynamic model of individual labor supply and migration decisions. The model incorporates a reduced-form search model … and allows for migration for non-market reasons. My estimates show that moving costs are substantial and that labor market …

view tends to neglect two important dynamic effects: the role of migration networks, which could reduce immigrants' quality …, and the responsiveness of education decisions to the prospects of migration. Our model shows that migration networks and … immigration policies, the initial pattern of migrants' self-selection on education, and the way time-equivalent migration costs by …