2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'The California San Joaquin Valley labor market appears to be at odds
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with basic economic principles in the sense that despite higher
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unemployment rates and lower wages, it has continually attracted an
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influx of in-migrants, domestic and international. By examining
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county-level data for the last two decades, the analysis in this paper
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is built around two main questions. First, in what proportion does local
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employment growth reduce local unemployment, increase labor force
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participation and attract outsiders who will likely take the newly
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created jobs? Second, to what extent regional migration rates respond to
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regional relative wages and unemployment differentials? Both questions
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aim to gain a better understanding of the San Joanquin Valley labor
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market and the migrants'' decisions to move there, which might shed light
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in the design and implementation of development policies aimed at
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reducing unemployment. Results provide evidence that market forces alone
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are insufficient to correct regional unemployment disparities. Three
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main findings are offered. First, in-migrants workers fill most of the
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newly created jobs. Second, migration seems unresponsive to the
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unemployment level but responsive to changes in farm income. Third,
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migration is sensitive to government-based benefits, property crime
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rates and housing prices. (JEL R11, R23, R58).'
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affiliation: 'Avalos, A (Corresponding Author), Calif State Univ Fresno, Dept Econ,
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5245 N Backer Ave,MS PB 20, Fresno, CA 93740 USA.
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Calif State Univ Fresno, Dept Econ, Fresno, CA 93740 USA.'
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author: Avalos, Antonio
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author-email: aavalos@csufresno.edu
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author_list:
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- family: Avalos
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given: Antonio
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2009.00159.x
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eissn: 1465-7287
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files: []
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issn: 1074-3529
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journal: CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC POLICY
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keywords-plus: INTERNAL MIGRATION; JOBS
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language: English
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month: JAN
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '29'
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pages: 123-135
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papis_id: 75ecb28dda782d82bbac839edcc356fb
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ref: Avalos2010migrationunemploymen
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times-cited: '0'
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title: 'MIGRATION, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES: THE CASE OF THE CALIFORNIA SAN JOAQUIN
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VALLEY'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000273887800009
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usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
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usage-count-since-2013: '20'
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volume: '28'
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web-of-science-categories: Economics; Public Administration
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year: '2010'
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