Outward migration data from the Philippines exhibit spatial clustering. This is likely due to information spillover … effects - fellow migrants share information with other neighboring migrants, thereby lowering the costs of migration. To … growth in the number of succeeding migrants. We find that current and past migration from one municipality induces …

migration behaviour. Both ties within the household with household members who have international migration experience and ties …

roles ?other people? play in influencing an individual?s potential migration decision. In analyzing the influence of others … on migration decisions, we rely on the concepts of migration networks and herd effects. …

We analyze how migration prevalence and remittances shape income distribution using novel panel data that is nationally … migration (attrition), we find that migration prevalence has increased between 2002 and 2007 reversing the unequalizing effects … inequality, and find that the regions that had the highest increase in international migration are also the regions where the …

This paper examines whether family and community migration experience affect the probability of high school graduation … across migration and education decisions as well as within groups of individuals such as the family are explicitly controlled …

population) and out-migration is lower the poorer and the less unequal the village of residence. Our results are consistent with …

This paper looks at the impact of networks on international migration flows to OECD countries. In particular, we look …, unlike the preceding literature on macro determinants of international migration, we can identify the respective factors … gender. Women are also found to be less directly dependent on migration costs unrelated to networks such as distance. …

Migration flows are shaped by a complex combination of self-selection and out-selection mechanisms. In this paper, we …-capital structure of current migration flows. Our analysis exploits a bilateral data set on international migration by educational … various determinants of migration, we find diasporas increase migration flows, lower their average educational level and lead …