The Impact of College on Migration: Evidence from the Vietnam Generation

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Human Resources
Year: 2012
Volume: 47
Issue: 4

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We examine the causal effect of education on migration using variation in college attainment due to draft-avoidance behavior during the Vietnam War. We use national and state-level induction risk to identify both college attainment and veteran status for men observed in the 1980 Census. 2SLS estimates imply that additional years of college significantly increased the likelihood that affected men resided outside their birth states later in life. Most of our estimates suggest a causal impact of higher education on migration that is larger in magnitude but not significantly different from the OLS estimates.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:uwp:jhriss:v:47:y:2012:iv:1:p:913-950
Journal Field
Labor
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25