abstract: 'It is assumed that there are two regions, that production requires both

  skilled and unskilled labour, and that one region is innately more

  productive than the other. Workers, who differ in their migration or

  training costs? make individually rational decisions. In equilibrium the

  ratio of skilled workers to unskilled workers is always higher in the

  more productive region. Average incomes differ between regions because

  regional differences in wage rates are reinforced by regional

  differences in the structure of employment. The model is also used to

  analyse the effects of policies intended to equalize the distribution of

  income.'
affiliation: Leach, J (Corresponding Author), MCMASTER UNIV,DEPT ECON,HAMILTON,ON
  L8S 4M4,CANADA.
author: Leach, J
author_list:
- family: Leach
  given: J
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1016/0047-2727(95)01563-9
files: []
issn: 0047-2727
journal: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
keywords: migration; income distribution
language: English
month: SEP
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '7'
pages: 429-443
papis_id: 76fb4300021a2461ddc305b2ca958036
ref: Leach1996trainingmigration
times-cited: '11'
title: Training, migration, and regional income disparities
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:A1996VJ74500006
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '8'
volume: '61'
web-of-science-categories: Economics
year: '1996'