Influences on the pattern of internal migration in the US, including economic factors, quality-of-life factors and public policy variables have been extensively studied by regional scientists since the early 1970s. Interestingly, a small number of studies also address the effects of economic freedom on migration. The purpose of this paper is to add to the migration literature by examining the impact of labor market freedom on both gross and net state in-migration over the study period 2008–2016.,This study uses dynamic panel data analysis to investigate the impact of labor market freedom on both gross and net state in-migration over the study period 2008–2016.,The panel generalized method of moments analysis reveals that overall labor market freedom exercised a positive and statistically significant impact on both measures of state in-migration over the study period. The study finds a 1 percentage point increase in the overall labor market freedom index results in a 2.8 percent increase in the gross in-migration rate.,The findings imply states interested in attracting migrants and stimulating economic growth should pursue policies consistent with increased labor freedom.,The emphasis in the present study is on the impact of labor market freedom on state-level in-migration patterns, both gross and net, over a contemporary time period that includes both the Great Recession and subsequent recovering.

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劳动力市场自由对美国州级移民的影响

自1970年代初以来，区域科学家已广泛研究了对美国国内移民模式的影响，包括经济因素，生活质量因素和公共政策变量。有趣的是，少数研究还探讨了经济自由对移民的影响。本文的目的是通过研究2008-2016年研究期间劳动力市场自由度对总和净国家移民的影响来补充移民文献。本研究使用动态面板数据分析来调查劳动力市场自由的影响。在2008-2016年研究期内，劳动力市场在总移民和净移民中的自由度。小组广义矩分析法显示，在研究期内，总体劳动力市场自由度对两种状态的国家移民措施均产生了积极的和统计学上的显着影响。该研究发现，总体劳动力市场自由指数提高了1个百分点，导致总移民率提高了2.8％。研究结果表明，对吸引移民和刺激经济增长感兴趣的国家应采取与增加劳动力自由相一致的政策本研究的重点是在包括大萧条和随后的复苏在内的当代时期内，劳动力市场自由度对国家级总体和净移民模式的影响。