Age and Work Experience in the Decision to Migrate

Abstract

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Brain drain from Turkey: an investigation of students’ return intentions

“…Controlling for the effect of stay duration, age is expected to have a negative effect on the probability of migration (Goss and Paul, 1986). According to Chen and Su (1995), older students may be expected to exhibit stronger return intentions than younger students who face a longer time frame for working and earning a high salary level in the foreign country.…”

Brain Drain from Turkey: Return Intentions of Skilled Migrants

“…This model is tested by including the variable “number of years of overseas work experience” in the model. Goss and Paul () argue that when the number of years of work experience is not controlled for, the coefficient on the “age” variable will be the sum of two countervailing factors. If the distinction between work experience in the home versus the host country is important for return intentions, then work experience abroad may be the more pertinent variable (Wong, ).…”

The Impact of Unemployment Insurance Benefits on the Probability of Migration of the Unemployed*

“…Age, like home ownership, is expected to increase community ties and discourage migration. Also, since older workers have fewer years in which to recover the costs of a move, it is hypothesized that age will inhibit migration (Schaeffer, 1985;Goss and Paul, 1986). Thus a negative coefficient is posited in the estimation of Equation (1).…”