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Olga Popova - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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life dis satisfaction and the Decision to Migrate evidence from central and eastern europe
Research Papers in Economics, 2012Co-Authors: Vladimir Otrachshenko, Olga PopovaAbstract:This paper provides the first evidence regarding the impact of life satisfaction on the individual intention to Migrate. The impact of individual characteristics and country macroeconomic variables on the Decision to Migrate is analyzed in one framework.Differently from other studies, we allow for life satisfaction to serve as a mediator between macroeconomic variables and the intention to Migrate. Using the Eurobarometer Survey for 27 Central Eastern (CEE) and Western European (non-CEE) countries, we test the predictions of our theoretical model and find that dissatisfied with life, people have a higher intention to Migrate. The macroeconomic conditions have an effect on the intention to Migrate indirectly through life satisfaction. At all levels of life satisfaction, unemployed, middle-aged individuals with a low or average income from urban areas at all levels of education are found to have higher intentions to Migrate from CEE countries than from non-CEE countries.
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life dis satisfaction and the Decision to Migrate evidence from central and eastern europe
Social Science Research Network, 2012Co-Authors: Vladimir Otrachshenko, Olga PopovaAbstract:This paper provides empirical evidence of the impact of life satisfaction on the individual intention to Migrate. The impacts of individual characteristics and of country macroeconomic variables on the intention to Migrate are analyzed jointly. Differently from other studies, we allow for life satisfaction to serve as a mediator between macro-economic variables and the intention to Migrate. Using the Eurobarometer Survey for 27 Central Eastern European (CEE) and Western European (non-CEE) countries, we find that people have a higher intention to Migrate when dissatisfied with life. The socio-economic variables and macroeconomic conditions have an effect on the intention to Migrate indirectly through life satisfaction. The impact of life satisfaction on the intention to Migrate for middle-aged individuals with past experience of migration, low level of education, and with a low or average income from urban areas is higher in CEE countries than in non-CEE countries.
Gaia Narciso - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Crop prices and the individual Decision to Migrate
Food Policy, 2020Co-Authors: Gaia NarcisoAbstract:Abstract This paper investigates the effect of commodity prices, in particular rice and coffee, on the Decision of migrating at the individual level. As most coffee production is sold by households for exports, we would expect that coffee price shocks would have a direct effect on the probability to Migrate. On the other hand, we would anticipate that fluctuations in rice prices have little or no effect on migration Decisions, given that rice is mainly produced for household consumption. We test these hypotheses drawing evidence from migration in Viet Nam. We show that the lower the price of coffee, the higher the likelihood of migrating. This evidence seems to suggest that migration acts as a shock-coping strategy. We find that rice prices have no effect on the probability of migrating. We further explore the extent of migrants’ self-selection and show that lower coffee prices increase the migration probability of individuals with lower education.
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Reprint of: Crop prices and the individual Decision to Migrate
Food Policy, 2020Co-Authors: Gaia NarcisoAbstract:Abstract This paper investigates the effect of commodity prices, in particular rice and coffee, on the Decision of migrating at the individual level. As most coffee production is sold by households for exports, we would expect that coffee price shocks would have a direct effect on the probability to Migrate. On the other hand, we would anticipate that fluctuations in rice prices have little or no effect on migration Decisions, given that rice is mainly produced for household consumption. We test these hypotheses drawing evidence from migration in Viet Nam. We show that the lower the price of coffee, the higher the likelihood of migrating. This evidence seems to suggest that migration acts as a shock-coping strategy. We find that rice prices have no effect on the probability of migrating. We further explore the extent of migrants’ self-selection and show that lower coffee prices increase the migration probability of individuals with lower education.
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the long run impact of historical shocks on the Decision to Migrate evidence from the irish migration
Research Papers in Economics, 2020Co-Authors: Gaia Narciso, Battista Severgnini, Gayane VardanyanAbstract:What is the long-run impact of large negative historical events on the individual Decision to Migrate? We investigate this research question by looking at the effect of the Great Irish Famine (1845-1850) on the long-run individual Decision to Migrate to the US during the Age of the Mass Migration. We construct a unique dataset based on two early 20th century Irish Censuses and the Ellis Island Administrative Records. This allows us to test whether the Great Irish Famine, one of the most lethal episodes of mass starvation in history, had a long-run impact on individuals’ migration Decisions. Controlling for individual and geographical characteristics, we find that the Irish Famine was a significant long-run driver of individuals’ migration choices.
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international import competition and the Decision to Migrate evidence from mexico
Social Science Research Network, 2018Co-Authors: Kaveh Majlesi, Gaia NarcisoAbstract: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 competition on the individual Decision to Migrate. Controlling for individual and municipality features, we find that individuals living in municipalities more exposed to Chinese import competition are more likely to Migrate to other municipalities within Mexico, while a negative effect is found on the Decision to Migrate to the US. In particular, we find that Chinese import competition reduces migrants' negative self-selection: the rising international competition lowers the likelihood of low-educated, low-income people to Migrate to the US, by making them more financially constrained. We do not find any evidence that changes in demand for Mexican workers in the US drive our results.
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international import competition and the Decision to Migrate evidence from mexico
Journal of Development Economics, 2017Co-Authors: Kaveh Majlesi, Gaia NarcisoAbstract: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 competition on the individual Decision to Migrate. Controlling for individual and municipality features, we find that individuals living in municipalities more exposed to Chinese import competition are more likely to Migrate to other municipalities within Mexico, while a negative effect is found on the Decision to Migrate to the US. In particular, we find that Chinese import competition reduces migrants’ negative self-selection: the rising international competition lowers the likelihood of low-educated, low-income people to Migrate to the US, by making them more financially constrained. (Less)
Vladimir Otrachshenko - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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life dis satisfaction and the Decision to Migrate evidence from central and eastern europe
Research Papers in Economics, 2012Co-Authors: Vladimir Otrachshenko, Olga PopovaAbstract:This paper provides the first evidence regarding the impact of life satisfaction on the individual intention to Migrate. The impact of individual characteristics and country macroeconomic variables on the Decision to Migrate is analyzed in one framework.Differently from other studies, we allow for life satisfaction to serve as a mediator between macroeconomic variables and the intention to Migrate. Using the Eurobarometer Survey for 27 Central Eastern (CEE) and Western European (non-CEE) countries, we test the predictions of our theoretical model and find that dissatisfied with life, people have a higher intention to Migrate. The macroeconomic conditions have an effect on the intention to Migrate indirectly through life satisfaction. At all levels of life satisfaction, unemployed, middle-aged individuals with a low or average income from urban areas at all levels of education are found to have higher intentions to Migrate from CEE countries than from non-CEE countries.
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life dis satisfaction and the Decision to Migrate evidence from central and eastern europe
Social Science Research Network, 2012Co-Authors: Vladimir Otrachshenko, Olga PopovaAbstract:This paper provides empirical evidence of the impact of life satisfaction on the individual intention to Migrate. The impacts of individual characteristics and of country macroeconomic variables on the intention to Migrate are analyzed jointly. Differently from other studies, we allow for life satisfaction to serve as a mediator between macro-economic variables and the intention to Migrate. Using the Eurobarometer Survey for 27 Central Eastern European (CEE) and Western European (non-CEE) countries, we find that people have a higher intention to Migrate when dissatisfied with life. The socio-economic variables and macroeconomic conditions have an effect on the intention to Migrate indirectly through life satisfaction. The impact of life satisfaction on the intention to Migrate for middle-aged individuals with past experience of migration, low level of education, and with a low or average income from urban areas is higher in CEE countries than in non-CEE countries.
Paul Winters - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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domestic and international migration from rural mexico disaggregating the effects of network structure and composition
Population Studies-a Journal of Demography, 2002Co-Authors: Benjamin Davis, Guy Stecklov, Paul WintersAbstract:This article explores the role of migrant networks in Mexican rural out-migration, focusing on how network composition influences rural-to-rural, rural-to-urban, and rural-to-international migration. Using data from rural Mexico, migration is considered in a multiple-choice context that allows for the possibility that rural Mexicans can Migrate within Mexico, for agricultural and non-agricultural employment, as well as to the United States. The use of disaggregated measures of migrant networks highlights the complexity of network effects on migration Decisions. When modelling the migration choice with aggregate measures, US migrant networks appear more important than migrant networks in Mexico. Once networks are disaggregated, however, certain types of migrant networks in Mexico become very important in the Decision to Migrate within the country. Further, the impact of migrant networks on the Decision to Migrate varies with the closeness of the bond: the closer the bond, the greater the impact on the migr...
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domestic and international migration from rural mexico disaggregating the effects of network structure and composition
2002Co-Authors: Benjamin Davis, Guy Stecklov, Paul WintersAbstract:This article explores the role of migrant networks in Mexican rural out-migration focusing on how network composition influences rural-to-rural, rural-to-urban, and rural-to-international migration. Using data from rural Mexico, migration is considered in a multiple-choice context allowing for the possibility that rural Mexicans can Migrate within Mexico for agricultural and non-agricultural employment as well as to the United States. Our principle result is that the parts are greater than the whole; using disaggregated measures of migrant networks highlights the complexity of network effects on migration Decisions. When modelling the migration choice with aggregate measures, US migrant networks appear more important than Mexico migrant networks. Once networks are disaggregated, however, certain types of Mexico migrant networks become very important in the Decision to Migrate within Mexico. Further, the impact of migrant networks in the Decision to Migrate is not homogeneous; the closer the bond, the greater the impact on the migration Decision.
Kaveh Majlesi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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international import competition and the Decision to Migrate evidence from mexico
Social Science Research Network, 2018Co-Authors: Kaveh Majlesi, Gaia NarcisoAbstract: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 competition on the individual Decision to Migrate. Controlling for individual and municipality features, we find that individuals living in municipalities more exposed to Chinese import competition are more likely to Migrate to other municipalities within Mexico, while a negative effect is found on the Decision to Migrate to the US. In particular, we find that Chinese import competition reduces migrants' negative self-selection: the rising international competition lowers the likelihood of low-educated, low-income people to Migrate to the US, by making them more financially constrained. We do not find any evidence that changes in demand for Mexican workers in the US drive our results.
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international import competition and the Decision to Migrate evidence from mexico
Journal of Development Economics, 2017Co-Authors: Kaveh Majlesi, Gaia NarcisoAbstract: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 competition on the individual Decision to Migrate. Controlling for individual and municipality features, we find that individuals living in municipalities more exposed to Chinese import competition are more likely to Migrate to other municipalities within Mexico, while a negative effect is found on the Decision to Migrate to the US. In particular, we find that Chinese import competition reduces migrants’ negative self-selection: the rising international competition lowers the likelihood of low-educated, low-income people to Migrate to the US, by making them more financially constrained. (Less)
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international import competition and the Decision to Migrate evidence from mexico
Research Papers in Economics, 2015Co-Authors: Kaveh Majlesi, Gaia NarcisoAbstract: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 competition on the individual Decision to Migrate. Controlling for individual and municipality features, we find that individuals living in municipalities more exposed to Chinese import competition are more likely to Migrate to other municipalities within Mexico, while a negative effect is found on the Decision to Migrate to the US. In particular, we find that Chinese import competition reduces migrants’ negative self-selection: the rising international competition lowers the likelihood of low-educated, low-income people to Migrate to the US, by making them more financially constrained.
