Migration and inter-industry mobility of UK graduates

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 353-385

  Abreu, Maria ^a   Faggian, Alessandra ^b   McCann, Philip ^c  

^a PEMBROKE COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Graduates; Human capital; Inter regional migration; Self selection

Indexed keywords

HUMAN CAPITAL; INTERNAL MIGRATION; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MARKET; LABOR MIGRATION; MOBILITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84942106430     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbt043     Document Type: Article

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