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Sources of Job Information for Migrants*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

A. Frank Bordeaux Jr  and
Larry C. Morgan
A. Frank Bordeaux Jr
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
Larry C. Morgan
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
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Perhaps the degree of accuracy with which migration has been recorded and studied in the U.S. is unique to the relative youth of the nation in historical terms. However, many of the phenomena associated with migration that have economic significance are still very poorly understood. One of these is the functioning of the rural-urban labor market in the migration process. This particular aspect of the migration process is examined in this paper.

Specific information on the job research process of 396 migrants from Eastern Kentucky is reported and compared with previous research findings - with subsequent generalizations regarding the policy implications of observed patterns of job search activity.

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Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , July 1973 , pp. 211 - 216
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1973

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Footnotes

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The research upon which this paper is based was performed persuant to Contract No. NIH-70-2198 with the National Institute of Health, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The authors also wish to acknowledge comments on previous drafts by Kurt R. Anschel and Eldon D. Smith.

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