year increases employment by 1.37%. It reflects the impact of the quality of life in a particular region on the dynamics of the labour force population in the High North.
A growth in life expectancy at birth increases the level of regional amenities, and employees can agree to work for lower wages without leaving the northern areas.
Increasing the share of people of working age in the general population by 1% leads to a growth in net migration of 3765 people. This fact reflects a concentration of the working age population in areas with higher wages, which attract immigrants. The structure of the regional economy also appears to be significant – a growth in the share of people employed in trade of 1% leads to an increase in net migration of 2337 people. According to the model of Moretti (2011), employment in trade, which refers to the industries that produce so-called ‘non-tradable goods’ such as services, in the region, is secondary to that in the main industries. In other words, the main industries of the regional economy are the first to develop. They attract more employees, and this affects the development of the service sector, including trade, in order to serve the needs of employees of the other industries. Consequently, the significance and the positive sign of the structure of the regional economy can be explained as a reaction of immigrants not only to the development of the trade itself but also to the growth of employment in the basic industries of the regional economy.
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