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<p>The objective of this thesis is to examine the returns to mobility of civilian personnel  within the Department of Defense (DoD). This study employs panel data provided by the Defense  Manpower Data Center (DMDC) and drawn from the Department of Defense Civilian Personnel Data  Files. The dataset consisted of 21,143 personnel who were new hires in years 1994-1995. Between  1994-1995 and 2003, 3,267 (15.4%) employees were interstate migrants. The data were set up as an  unbalanced panel with a total of 132,068 observations.  This study uses ordinary least squares (OLS), probit and Heckman selection-correction  techniques to explore two returns to mobility measures: compensation and promotion. Multivariate  models were specified and estimated for each performance measure. The results indicated workers  who migrate are more likely subsequently to be promoted. Migration is a strategic move for  workers to advance and maximize their personal utility since migrants earn higher salaries than  non-migrants. Females present no evidence of tied-mover effects, and pursue promotion and salary  opportunities like males. Women promote faster than men, and women migrants increase their  promotion rates even more. Females, however, earn lower salaries than males. The models also  reveal that veterans earn lower salaries than non-veterans and have no significant advantages in promotion over their counterparts.
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<br>Subjects: Databases; Veterans; Manpower; Mathematical models</div>
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Macias, Miguel S.</div>
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