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Abstract：
Both the industrialization thesis and institutional theories of education hypothesize that early educational expansion increased internal migration. We take advantage of state variation in early U.S. compulsory schooling laws and use a regression discontinuity approach to test this hypothesis in 1860-1950 Census data. Results indicate that those required to attend school were more likely to leave their state of birth than others. Effects were stronger among men in states with low occupational status scores, suggesting education encouraged migration out of states with fewer occupational opportunities. Potential contemporary implications for the U.S. and developing countries are discussed.
摘要：
工业化论文和教育制度理论都假设早期教育扩张增加了内部迁移。我们利用美国早期义务教育法律中的州差异，并在1860-1950年的人口普查数据中使用回归不连续性方法来检验这一假设。结果表明，那些需要上学的人比其他人更有可能离开他们的出生状态。在职业状况得分较低的州，男性的影响更大，这表明教育鼓励移民到职业机会较少的州。讨论了对美国和发展中国家的潜在当代影响。
