The Socioeconomic Determinants of Migration and the Level of Aggregation

Navratil, Frank J.; Doyle, Jon

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“…Economic theory postulates that migration is an investment decision that involves future costs and benefits. A utility maximizing agent makes rational decisions depending on the utility derived from alternative actions (stay, migrate) and will decide to migrate when the expected benefits of migrating exceed the costs in present value terms (Navratil and Doyle, 1977;Todaro, 1976). In this framework, individuals would, for instance migrate to an economy where wages are high, if the expected value of their lifetime income, net of costs, is higher than in their low-wage economy (Harris and Todaro, 1970;Todaro and Maruszko, 1987).…”

Section: Literature On Migration and Returnmentioning

confidence: 99%

Movers or Stayers? Understanding the Drivers of IDP Camp Decongestion During Post-Conflict Recovery in Uganda

2012

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in AbstractThe paper explores factors that influence the household decision to leave internal displacement camps in the immediate aftermath of violent conflict. Our analysis is based on two sources of information: household survey data collected in northern Uganda for households that were displaced by the civil conflict, and geo-referenced data on armed conflict events, with which we construct our developed index of recent conflict exposure. We compare households that moved out of camps with those that remained in the camps after the region was declared safe from rebel incursions. The study covers the first few months of the end of conflict, when return was regarded as largely voluntary. We find that a history of conflict both at the place of residence, and at the expected place of return reduces the likelihood of return. Access to camp services overall encourages households to stay in camps, although the effect varies with the proportion of young household members. Results also show that a history of economic skills poses varying effects on return decisions. While experience in cultivation is associated with a high likelihood of moving out of the camp, households with members with recent experience in trading are less inclined to return. From a policy perspective, the results point to the need for recovery initiatives to ensure access to adequate infrastructures in return locations in order to fast-track reintegration.

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Section: Literature On Migration and Returnmentioning

confidence: 99%

Movers or Stayers? Understanding the Drivers of IDP Camp Decongestion During Post-Conflict Recovery in Uganda

2012

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“…This is because the benefits can only accrue over a period of time, and as the investment is in the individual or family, it represents an investment in human capital (Cadwallader, 1992). According to this approach, a utility maximising household would invest (in this case, decide to migrate) whenever the benefits of migration exceed the costs, after properly discounting both to their present values (Navratil and Doyle, 1977). In this study, a consideration of the determinants in the case of household labour migration is undertaken.…”

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Migration as a Household Decision: What are the Roles of Income Differences? Insights from the Volta Basin of Ghana

Tsegai

2007

Eur J Dev Res

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This paper examines the determinants of migration decision with a special emphasis on the role of income differences. As migrants are not a random part of the population, the migration equation is corrected for selectivity bias using the Heckman procedure. The data for this study is collected under a Common Sampling Frame approach, which resulted in a wide variety of data sets. Empirical results show the statistically significant effects of income differentials on households' decisions to participate in migration. This result lends credence to the significance of economic incentives on the intra-household migration decision making process. Additionally, factors like migration experience, household size, education, social capital, ethnic networks, off-farm activities, and irrigation also explain migration decisions. Cet article �tudie les d�terminants de la d�cision de migration avec un accent particulier mis sur le r�le des �carts de revenues. Le choix des migrants n'�tant pas d� au hasard, le biais de s�lectivit� de l'�quation de migration a �t� corrig� par la proc�dure de Heckman. Les donn�es de cette �tude ont �t� collect�es selon une approche de cadre d'�chantillonnage commun (Common Sampling Frame) qui fournit une grande vari�t� de s�ries de donn�es. Les r�sultats empiriques montrent des impacts statistiquement significatifs des �carts de revenus sur les d�cisions de m�nages de participer aux migrations. Ils donnent du cr�dit aux incitations �conomiques face au processus de prise de d�cision des m�nages. De plus, des facteurs tels des exp�riences de migrations ant�rieures, la taille des m�nages, l'�ducation, le capital social, les r�seaux ethniques, les activit�s non agricoles et l'irrigation expliquent �galement les d�cisions migratoires.

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“…It should be also mentioned here that migration models with aggregate data may cause insignificance or unanticipated signs for some variables. Navaratil and Doyle (1977) has shown this to be true more in variables related to personal characteristics and to have marginal effect on the labor market characteristics of an area.…”

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confidence: 94%

Migration stock and the issue of competing and complementary flows in United States interstate migration

Anjomani

Hariri²

1992

J Popul Econ

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"The purpose of this paper is to study the determinants of interstate migration in the United States from 1965-1970 when a new change in direction of migration has started, and to examine the flow creation or flow diversion that results from migration to some appealing regions. Several related variables have been selected and tested for gross interstate migration flows. The results show that overall both push and pull factors have not been important.... Distance was not found to act as a significant deterrence to migration, whereas population density of origin and destination was significant. Previous migration was found to have a very strong effect on migration. The results of the study also suggested that there has been a major change in the location of growth areas in the United States during 1955-1970."

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The Socioeconomic Determinants of Migration and the Level of Aggregation

Cited by 53 publications

References 11 publications

Movers or Stayers? Understanding the Drivers of IDP Camp Decongestion During Post-Conflict Recovery in Uganda

Movers or Stayers? Understanding the Drivers of IDP Camp Decongestion During Post-Conflict Recovery in Uganda

Migration as a Household Decision: What are the Roles of Income Differences? Insights from the Volta Basin of Ghana

Migration stock and the issue of competing and complementary flows in United States interstate migration

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