Danksagung
0 Introduction
1 Review of the literature and theoretical background
1.1 Job mobility
1.2 Regional mobility
1.3 A theoretical model of regional mobility
2 Group-Specific Effects of Interregional Mobility on Earnings – A Microdata Analysis for Germany
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Data and basic definitions
2.3 Basic facts about movers and stayers
2.4 Econometric estimates based on earnings functions
2.5 Decomposition of the mover/stayer wage differential
2.6 Robustness checks
2.7 Conclusions
References
Appendix
3 Gender-Specific Migration Wage Differentials
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Data and basic definitions
3.3 Evidence on the composition of movers and stayers
3.4 Econometric estimates using a wage equation approach
3.5 Decomposition of the mover/stayer wage differential
3.6 Conclusions
References
Appendix
4 The Additional Wage Growth Effect of Regional Mobility Compared to Local Job-to-Job Changes
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The theoretical model and the implied empirical approach
4.3 Data, basic definitions and some descriptive evidence
4.4 Econometric estimates
4.5 Summary and conclusions
References
Appendix
5 The Additional Wage Growth Effect of Regional Mobility: Sector-Specific Differences
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Data, basic definitions and some descriptive evidence
5.3 Econometric estimates
5.4 Summary of findings
References
Appendix
6 Interrelations between the Urban Wage Premium and Firm-Size Wage – A Microdata Cohort Analysis for Germany
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Data, basic definitions and some descriptive evidence
6.3 Econometric estimates: the urban wage premium and the firm size earnings differential
6.4 Conclusions
References
Appendix
7 Summary and Conclusions
List of Tables
List of Figures
Kurzfassung
Summary