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Migrant networks and destination choice: Evidence from moves across Turkish provinces

Aydemir, Abdurrahman; Duman, Erkan - 2021

This paper estimates effects of birth place migration networks and other location attributes on destination choices of internal migrants conditional on migration. We also study heterogeneity in the role of these factors for migrant types who differ by skill group, age at migration, and reason of...

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Child growth and refugee status: Evidence from Syrian migrants in Turkey

Demirci, Murat; Foster, Andrew D.; Kirdar, Murat G. - 2022

This study examines disparities in health and nutrition among native and Syrian-refugee children in Turkey. With a view toward understanding the need for targeted programs addressing child well-being among the refugee population, we analyze, in particular, the Turkey Demographic and Health...

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International Import Competition and the Decision to Migrate: Evidence from Mexico

Majlesi, Kaveh; Narciso, Gaia - 2015

We analyze the effects of the increase in China's import competition on Mexican domestic and international migration. We exploit the variation in exposure to competition from China, following its accession to the WTO in 2001, across Mexican municipalities and estimate the effect of international...

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Development level of hosting areas and the impact of refugees on natives' labor market outcomes

Aracı, Doğu Tan; Demirci, Murat; Kirdar, Murat G. - 2021

We examine how the impact of refugees on natives' labor market outcomes varies by the development level of hosting areas, which has important implications for the optimal allocation of refugees across regions and countries. For this purpose, in the context of the largest refugee group in the...

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Robotization, internal migration and rural depopulation in Austria

Bekhtiar, Karim - 2022

Internal migration flows from rural to urban areas have greatly contributed to population declines in many rural areas across both Europe and the US. At the same time there is mounting evidence for a tight connection between internal migration and shifts in labor demand, with the latter being...

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For whose sake do couples relocate? Gender, career opportunities and couples' internal migration

Brandén, Maria; Ström, Sara - 2011

The aim with this study is to examine how career possibilities in the man's and the woman's occupations - in the country as a whole, as well as in the region where the couple resides - affect heterosexual couples' regional mobility. The context is Sweden - a country with a strong dual earner...

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Tipping and the effects of segregation

Böhlmark, Anders; Willén, Alexander - 2017

We examine the effect of ethnic residential segregation on short- and long-term education and labor market outcomes of …. We find modest adverse education effects among both immigrants and natives. These effects do not carry over to the labor …

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Education, Migration and Source Community Incomes in Rural China

Karpestam, Peter - 2011

Residents in rural China doubt the benefits from education, yet there is empirical evidence supporting positive effects … in urban and rural areas. This paper investigates whether education affects a variety of income attainment indicators for … households in rural China, using a household survey from the provinces of Hebei and Liaoning. The analysis estimates education …

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Does education really cause domestic violence? Revisiting the Turkish data

Akyol, Pelin; Kirdar, Murat G. - 2021

women's education increases the psychological violence and financial control behavior that they face from their partners …

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Migration and university education: An empirical (macro) link

Akkoyunlu, Şule; Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2022

Distinguishing between short-run and long-run outcomes we provide new insight into the relationship between education … university education in Turkey and migration to Germany. We implement bounds testing procedures to ascertain the long …-linear long-run and short-run relationship between home country university education and Turkish migration to Germany over 1970 …

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