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Migration and Individual Earnings in Finland: A Regional Perspective

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Attention has recently focused on the rapidly increasing pace and regional concentration of migration in Finland. Most migrants head to the growth centre regions located mainly in the southern parts of the country. This study investigates the effects of moving on individuals, and compares the post-move incomes across the Finnish regions. Significant regional differences in the types of inmigrants and their incomes are observed. The results indicate that, in general, migrants tend to benefit from moving in the form of higher post-move incomes. In particular, individuals who move to relatively rich regions have higher levels of income succeeding the move and also experience faster income growth. Those moving to poorer regions generally have lower incomes, yet moderate income growth. These findings hence imply that both the actual move and the choice of destination region affect individual incomes. Dans les annees recentes, l'attention porte sur l'augmentation importante du taux de changement et de la concen...