Impact of Internal Migration on Labor Market Outcomes of Native Males in Thailand

2017/09/20 by Eliane El Badaoui, Eric Strobl, Frank Walsh · 2 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Demographic economics #Developing country #Econometric analysis #Econometrics #Economic growth #Economics #Endogeneity #Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth #Geography #Inflow #Instrumental variable #Internal migration #Labour economics #Migration and Labor Dynamics #Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

paper · doi:10.1086/694096

published in Economic Development and Cultural Change 66(1), 147-177 (University of Chicago Press)

openalex publication_date 2017/09/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

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.

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