Migration, Occupational Mobility, and Regional Escalators in Scotland
Joint Authors
van Ham, Maarten
Findlay, Allan
Feijten, Peteke
Manley, David
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
This paper seeks to unpick the complex relationship between an individual’s migration behaviour, their place of residence, and their occupational performance in the Scottish labour market between 1991 and 2001.
We investigate whether Edinburgh has emerged as an occupational escalator region and whether individuals moving there experience more rapid upward occupational mobility than those living and moving elsewhere.
Using country of birth, we also control for an individual’s propensity to make long distance moves during earlier periods of their life course.
Using data from the Scottish Longitudinal Study, linking 1991 and 2001 individual census records, and logistic regressions, we show that those who migrate over long distances within or to Scotland are most likely to achieve upward occupational mobility.
We also found that Edinburgh is by far the most important regional escalator in Scotland; those moving to Edinburgh are the most likely to experience upward occupational mobility from low to high occupational status jobs.
This is an important finding as most of the literature on escalator regions focuses on international mega cities.
American Psychological Association (APA)
van Ham, Maarten& Findlay, Allan& Manley, David& Feijten, Peteke. 2012. Migration, Occupational Mobility, and Regional Escalators in Scotland. Urban Studies Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501295
Modern Language Association (MLA)
van Ham, Maarten…[et al.]. Migration, Occupational Mobility, and Regional Escalators in Scotland. Urban Studies Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501295
American Medical Association (AMA)
van Ham, Maarten& Findlay, Allan& Manley, David& Feijten, Peteke. Migration, Occupational Mobility, and Regional Escalators in Scotland. Urban Studies Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-501295
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-501295