Theories of Migration: A Review

Molho, Ian

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“…Third, it is a migrant neighbourhood. Although this third reason may sound circular, migrants have tended to gravitate towards areas known to offer social, religious and economic support, contrary to neoclassical economic theories about how migration is an individual rational affair (Molho, 2013). These reasons were commonly given by real-estate agents, operators of shops, railway workers and post office workers.…”

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“…[1] Although this approach does not result in definite models with quantitative and categorical answers, and some economists oriented toward econometric analysis may thus regard it as weak (see, e.g., Molho, 2013), it has important strengths. It is more transparent and amenable to public scrutiny, and it is more "real world"-based because it embraces the diversity, uncertainty and complexity of factors often overlooked in restrictive neoclassical economics models based on contentious assumptions of homo economicus, winwin equilibrating conditions and perfect information (Stilwell, 2003) -all of which are inapplicable to the present study.…”

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Migrants and the transformation of local neighbourhoods: A study of the socioeconomic transformation of Lidcombe, Australia

Obeng‐Odoom¹,

Jang²

2016

Urbani izziv

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Migrants and the transformation of local neighbourhoods: A study of the socioeconomic transformation of Lidcombe, Australia

Obeng‐Odoom¹,

Jang²

2016

Urbani izziv

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“…Por su parte, los cambios de trabajo se realizan, generalmente, para aprovechar alguna oportunidad laboral. En lo que respecta a las decisiones migratorias, la corriente más clásica considera las diferencias salariales entre territorios como el principal factor explicativo de la migración (Greenwood, 1969;Greenwood y Hunt, 1989, mientras que otros autores apuntan a los desajustes entre el capital humano de los trabajadores y las cualidades requeridas por el mercado laboral en cada zona (Molho, 1986;Borjas et al, 1992;Faggian y McCann, 2009). Una corriente distinta subraya la relevancia del deseo de mejorar la calidad de vida como determinante de la decisión (Knapp y Graves, 1989;Mueser y Graves, 1995).…”

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Explorando las relaciones entre el desplazamiento al trabajo y los cambios de residencia en España. Un análisis con datos individuales

2017

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ResumenEn este artículo, se analizan los factores determinantes de los tipos de movilidad más significativos que afectan a los trabajadores: los desplazamientos cotidianos entre la residencia y el lugar de empleo, y los cambios de domicilio. También se explora la influencia que cada uno de estos fenómenos ejerce en el otro. Para ello, se estiman dos modelos alternativos mediante la técnica del logit multinomial. Los datos individuales utilizados se refieren al caso español y proceden del Censo de Población de 2011, con lo que se actualizan estudios previos realizados antes de la gran recesión. Una aportación significativa del artículo es el uso de los mercados locales de trabajo (MLT) españoles como unidad territorial de referencia. Cada uno de dichos mercados agrupa a municipios estrechamente ligados entre sí en términos de movilidad entre la residencia y el lugar de empleo, y están delimitados por fronteras que son cruzadas con poca frecuencia en el curso de dichos desplazamientos, lo que los convierte en unidades funcionales relevantes frente a la alternativa de utilizar referencias geográficas de naturaleza administrativa. El uso de los MLT permite distinguir, a partir de los microdatos censales recodificados por el INE, entre movimientos migratorios (variaciones de lugar de residencia entre MLT distintos) y simples movimientos residenciales dentro de un mismo MLT (que, por tanto, no hacen imprescindible un cambio de ubicación laboral en términos de accesibilidad). Los resultados corroboran que existe una * Esta investigación ha sido financiada por el proyecto CSO2014-55780-C3-2-P (Programa Estatal de Fomento de la Investigación Científica y Técnica de Excelencia, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad). Los datos utilizados han sido facilitados por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), aunque dicha institución no es responsable de la exactitud de los análisis llevados a cabo por los autores. This article discusses the determinants of two of the most significant types of workers' mobility: travel-to-work commuting and changes in the place of residence. It explores, in particular, the extent to which these phenomena influence each other. Accordingly, two alternative models are estimated using the multinomial logit technique. The individual data used come from the Spanish Population Census of 2011, which allows updating previous works that did not take into account the effects of the Great Recession. A significant contribution of the paper is the use of labour market areas (LMAs) as territorial reference units. Each of these areas brings together closely linked municipalities in terms of commuting flows and are delimited by boundaries that are infrequently crossed in the course of such trips; two features which make them relevant for this analysis in contrast with the alternative of using administrative territorial units as the reference geography. The recodification of the census microdata by the INE according to this territorial reference makes it possible to differentiate between migrations (change o...

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“…Following seminal Harris−Todaro model (1970), one could argue that migration output (in pecuniary terms) can be weighted by the probability of being employed and, further, because this 'probability' is not easily identifiable, many search models would imply that migrants may tend to simply try their luck. In fact, there are certain destination characteristics that are only observable once the migrant arrives at their destination (Molho 1986). Similarly, migrants or would-be migrants may apply a 'wait and see' strategy and delay their departure (migration or return migration; see Burda 1993).…”

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Migration of Graduates Within a Sequential Decision Framework: Evidence from Poland

Herbst

Kaczmarczyk

Wójcik

2017

Central European Economic Journal

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The aim of this paper is to identify the main drivers of highly skilled migration between regions. We argue that the spatial mobility of individuals should not be considered in terms of one-off displacements, but rather as a sequence of migration decisions within a certain time period. The important context of the research is provided by the economic transformation of Poland, accompanied by the growing demand for education, and the lack of well-established patterns of graduate mobility. By applying multinomial logit modelling on a unique database of Polish graduates, we find that all the tested migration strategies can be explained in terms of structural factors, human capital characteristics or aspirations/capabilities related variables.

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Theories of Migration: A Review

Cited by 54 publications

References 77 publications

Migrants and the transformation of local neighbourhoods: A study of the socioeconomic transformation of Lidcombe, Australia

Migrants and the transformation of local neighbourhoods: A study of the socioeconomic transformation of Lidcombe, Australia

Explorando las relaciones entre el desplazamiento al trabajo y los cambios de residencia en España. Un análisis con datos individuales

Migration of Graduates Within a Sequential Decision Framework: Evidence from Poland

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