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immigrants and the new society in their host country. Spread of migrants from the same origin in the diaspora may well increase …
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This paper analyzes the interaction between migrant networks and linguistic distance in the location choice of migrants …
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Social networks are known to influence migration decisions, but connections between individuals can hardly be observed. We rely on individual-level surveys conducted by Gallup in 147 countries that provide information on migration intentions and on the existence of distance-one connections for...
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migrants form social links among them and the extent to which this network provides them with material support along three …
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We analyse the effect of strong and weak ties on the individual probability of finding a job. Using the dynamic model of Calvó-Armengol and Jackson (2004), two results are put forward: (i) the individual probability of finding a job is increasing in the number of strong and weak ties; (ii) the...
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county, then 1.9 additional black migrants made the same move on average. For white migrants from the Great Plains, the … average is only 0.4. Networks were particularly important in connecting black migrants with attractive employment …
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In this paper we examine the education and occupation mismatch for Hispanics in the US using a novel objective continuous mismatch index and explore the role of immigrants' social networks on this mismatch. We explore whether having a larger social network helps Hispanics in finding jobs that...
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What is the role of international migrants and, specifically, migrant networks in shaping political attitudes and … migrants and by other individuals in their networks.To test this hypothesis, we use detailed data on different migrant networks … migrants an individual is in close contact with via regular chatting significantly increases political participation of …
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to what extent city social networks alleviate mental health problems among these migrants. Using the longitudinal migrant … suggest that an additional person in the city social networks of migrants reduces GHQ 12 by 0.12 to 0.16 Likert points. The … results are robust for migrants who are less educated, who work long hours and who do not have access to social insurances in …
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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 migration. We use data on male migrants from three rounds of Turkish … censuses 1985, 1990 and 2000 who choose among 67 provinces. We find that migrants are drawn to provinces with larger networks …
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