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Migration and Development : Dissecting the Anatomy of the Mobility Transition

Dao, Thu - 2016

emigration and development was first hypothesized by the theory of the mobility transition (Zelinsky, 1971). Although several … and use it to quantify the main drivers of the mobility transition curve.Our analysis distinguishes between migration …

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The Effect of Migration Experience on Occupational Mobility in Estonia

Masso, Jaan - 2013

studied effect on occupational mobility – how the job in the home country after returning compares to the job held before … migration. The effect of temporary migration on occupational mobility is analysed using unique data from an Estonian online job … positive effect of temporary migration on upward occupational mobility and in some groups, such as females, the effect was …

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Contextualised Mobility Histories of Moving Desires and Actual Moving Behaviour

Coulter, Rory - 2011

Conceptually, adopting a life course approach when analysing residential mobility enables us to investigate how … experiencing particular life events affects mobility decision-making and behaviour throughout individual lifetimes. Yet although a … growing body of longitudinal research links mobility decision-making to subsequent moving behaviour, most studies focus solely …

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Macroeconomic Determinants of International Migration to the UK

Forte, Giuseppe - 2017

This paper examines the determinants of long-term international migration to the UK; we explore the extent to which migration is driven by macroeconomic variables (GDP per capita, unemployment rate) as well as law and policy (the existence of "free movement" rights for EEA nationals). We find a...

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The Effects of International Migration on the Well-Being of Native Populations in Europe

Betz, William - 2013

With worldwide migration becoming increasingly prevalent in policy agendas over the past several decades, understanding the effects that migrants have on a host country's population continues to be an important research agenda. There is a large literature documenting the effects that migrants...

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Economic Shocks and Internal Migration

Monras, Joan - 2015

Previous literature shows that internal migration rates are strongly procyclical. This would seem to imply that geographic relocation does not help mitigate negative local economic shocks during recessions. This paper shows that this is not the case. I document that net in-migration rates...

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Job Search, Locus of Control, and Internal Migration

Caliendo, Marco - 2016

Internal migration can substantially improve labor market efficiency. Consequently, policy is often targeted towards reducing the barriers workers face in moving to new labor markets. In this paper we explicitly model internal migration as the result of a job search process and demonstrate that...

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The Winner Takes it All : Internal Migration, Education and Wages in Ethiopia

Blunch, Niels-Hugo - 2015

Previous studies of migration have mainly examined international dynamics. Yet, internal migration is an important issue, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using the 2001 Ethiopia Child Labor Survey, a nationally representative household survey, this paper examines internal migration in...

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Migration and Urbanisation in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Bakker, Jan David - 2016

homelands can be expected to receive a larger inflow of people than a more distant town following the removal of mobility …

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Motherhood, Migration, and Self-Employment of College Graduates

Cai, Zhengyu - 2019

Women face unique challenges in starting and running their own businesses and may have differing motives to men for pursuing self-employment. Previous research suggests that married women with families value the flexibility that self-employment can offer, allowing them to balance their family...

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