Migration and human capital: Evidence from japan

被引：10
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作者：
Higa, Kazuhito [1 ]
Nonaka, Ryota [2 ]
Tsurumi, Tetsuya [3 ]
Managi, Shunsuke [4 ]
机构：
[1] Okinawa Int Univ, Coll Ind & Informat Sci, 2-6-1 Ginowan, Ginowan City, Okinawa 9012701, Japan
[2] Japan Railway Construct Transport & Technol Agcy, Naka Ku, 6-50-1 Honcho, Yokohama, Kanagawa 2318315, Japan
[3] Nanzan Univ Japan, Dept Policy Studies, Showa Ku, 18 Yamazato Cho, Nagoya, Aichi 4668673, Japan
[4] Kyushu Univ, Sch Engn, Dept Urban & Environm Engn, Nishi Ku, 744 Motooka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan
来源：
JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIES | 2019年 / 54卷
关键词：
Migration; Human capital; Education; Japan; COLLEGE;
D O I：
10.1016/j.jjie.2019.101051
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
We apply a modified gravity model to Japanese municipal-level migration and demographic data to examine the drivers of domestic migration. We focus on the human capital stock of municipalities, measured by the share of university graduates in the municipal population, and human capital related variable, identified as a shortage rate of nursery school capacity. Our results reveal the migration pattern from municipalities with low to high human capital stock or to better conditions. Moreover, the positive impact of human capital stock is larger for age groups active in the labor force. We discuss the implications of our empirical findings for sustainable regional development in aging societies with declining populations.
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