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some studies suggesting that migrants are miserable in their new locations. Observational studies are potentially biased by … the self-selection of migrants so a natural experiment is used to compare successful and unsuccessful applicants to a …
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There is a widespread policy view that a lack of job opportunities at home is a key reason for migration, accompanied by suggestions of the need to spend more on creating these opportunities so as to reduce migration. Self-employment is widespread in poor countries, and faced with a lack of...
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some studies suggesting that migrants are miserable in their new locations. Observational studies are potentially biased by … the self-selection of migrants so a natural experiment is used to compare successful and unsuccessful applicants to a … likely occurs with migration. -- immigration ; lottery ; natural experiment ; subjective well-being ; Tonga ; Pacific Islands …
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earnings at all points in the distribution. This under-estimation appears driven in part by potential migrants placing too much … weight on the negative employment experiences of some migrants, and by inaccurate information flows from extended family, who …
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Individual level census and household survey data are used to present a rich profile of the young developing migrants … around the world. Youth are found to comprise a large share of all migrants, particularly in migration to other developing … and gender composition of migrants, whether or not young migrants move alone or with a parent or spouse, their …
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