Friday, 14 December 2012

On the Move: Determinants of Job and Residential Mobility in Different Sectors

an article by Kristin Kronenberg (Open University of the Netherlands) and Martin Carree (Maastricht University, The Netherlands) published in Urban Studies Volume 49 Number 16 (December 2012)

Abstract

This study identifies and evaluates determinants of employees’ job and residential mobility.

It examines the mobility of full-time employees in selected sectors in 2003/04, using register data for the Netherlands. A multinomial model of job and residential change is estimated. The results illustrate how individuals decide upon changing jobs and/or relocating by taking into account the strength of family- and job-related ties, career opportunities within and outside the firm, and attachment to the present dwelling.

A long commuting distance was found to encourage both job and housing mobility, often simultaneously. Employees living/working in large cities are prone to change jobs, or to relocate. The influence of human capital indicators on mobility was found to be highly sector-dependent.


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