The impact of internal migration on labour market outcomes of native males in Thailand

Eric Strobl

doi:10.1086/694096

The impact of internal migration on labour market outcomes of native males in Thailand

Eric Strobl

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We investigate the impact of internal migration on local labor markets in Thailand. Using an instrumental variables approach based on weather and distance, we construct an exogenous measure of the net migration inflow into each region. Our econometric results show that instrumenting for the possible endogeneity of net inward migration is crucial to the analysis. The results suggest substantial adjustments in hours worked and weekly wages in response to short-term changes in labor supply for low-skilled males.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	147-177
Journal	Economic Development and Cultural Change
Volume	66
Issue number	1
Early online date	20 Sept 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/694096
Publication status	Published - Oct 2017

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Final Version of Record published as: El Badaoui, Eliane, Eric Strobl, and Frank Walsh. "Impact of Internal Migration on Labor Market Outcomes of Native Males in Thailand." Economic Development and Cultural Change 66.1 (2017): 147-177. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/694096
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