We examine the impact of moving home, the distance moved and reasons for moving on both household income and labour market earnings for a representative sample of individuals using panel data. Our results suggest that there are monetary returns to migration which apply to both household income and labour market earnings. However, not all migrants enjoy these returns, which depend on distance mo...

Do Poor Children Become Poor Adults? Lessons from a Cross Country Comparison of Generational Earnings Mobility A cross country comparison of generational earnings mobility is offered, and the reasons for the degree to which the long run labour market success of children is related to that of their parents is examined. The rich countries differ significantly in the extent to which parental econo...

This paper develops a model of intellectual labor augmentation to explain both the marriage wage premium and educational assortative mating. We suggest that husbands and wives are complementary factors of production where a spouse’s education and skills augment their partner’s productivity and earnings potential. We test this proposition using data from the 2000 U.S. Census of Population and th...

Mobility of labour across the country continues as a major source supply in ensuring economic development all sectors including primary sector. The migrant search better employment emancipates living conditions through meaningful and financial status. coastal states Maharashtra with commendable marine fish landings provides provide ample opportunities for fishing year. labors are involved harve...

This paper investigates the degree of the labour market competition between White and ethnic minority labour using four waves of the British Quarterly Labour Force Survey (1997). The extent of the labour market competition is examined in terms of wage elasticities and elasticities of complementarity using translog production technology. The estimations suggest that ethnic minority labour is com...