%0 Report %A Juessen, Falko %A Linnemann, Ludger %T Identifying Regional Labor Demand Shocks Using Sign Restrictions %D 2012 %8 2012 Jul %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) %C Bonn %7 IZA Discussion Paper %N 6767 %U https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6767 %X We propose using sign restrictions to identify regional labor demand shocks in a panel VAR of US federal states. Observed migration responds significantly, but less persistently than the residual-based migration measure constructed by Blanchard and Katz (1992). %K regional labor markets %K migration %K panel VAR %K sign restrictions