Loss of specific human capital is often identified as a mechanism through which displaced workers might experience permanent drops in earnings after job loss. Research has shown that displaced workers who migrate out of their region of origin have lower earnings than those who do not. This paper extends the discussion on returns to migration by accounting for the type of jobs people get and how related they are to their skills. Using an endogenous treatment model to control for selection bias in migration and career change, we compare displaced stayers with displaced movers in Sweden. Results show that migrants who get a job that matches their occupation- and industry-specific skills display the highest earnings among all displaced workers. If migration is combined with a job mismatch, earning losses are instead observed. This group experiences the lowest earnings among all displaced workers.

特定人力资本的流失通常被认为是一种机制，通过这种机制，流离失所的工人可能会在失业后经历收入的永久下降。研究表明，迁出原籍地区的流离失所工人的收入要低于没有迁徙的工人。本文通过考虑人们所获得的工作类型以及他们与技能之间的关系来扩展对移民回报的讨论。使用内源性治疗模型控制移民和职业转变中的选择偏见，我们比较了瑞典的流离失所者和流离失所者。结果显示，在所有流离失所的工人中，获得与其职业和行业特定技能相匹配的工作的移民，其收入最高。如果迁移与工作失配相结合，则会观察到收入损失。