Environmentally induced conflicts can trigger migration. This paper analyzes the location decisions of migrants, i … conflict. In addition to (transport-related) migration costs, migration governance shapes the sorting pattern of migrants ….e., the "sorting" of migrants into alternative destinations. We argue that this sorting depends on a variety of factors. The …

We propose a novel perspective on migration and cultural change by asking both theoretically and empirically - and from … a global viewpoint - whether migration is a source of cultural convergence or divergence between home and host countries … support migration-based cultural convergence, with cultural remittances as its main driver. In other words and in contrast to …

We examine both theoretically and empirically how migration affects cultural change in home and host countries. Our … theoretical model integrates various compositional and cultural transmission mechanisms of migration-based cultural change for … the host country’s culture. While migrants do act as vectors of cultural diffusion and bring about cultural convergence …

across US counties during the Age of Mass Migration. To do so we combine a unique USPTO historical patent dataset with Census …

strengthens their inclination to resort to migration as a means of reducing this heightened stress. Other things held constant …

strengthens their inclination to resort to migration as a means of reducing this heightened stress. Other things held constant …

nations. Using gross bilateral international migration flows and a discrete choice model in which everyone in the world …

how culture manifests itself in the migration process for three groups of actors: the migrants, those remaining in the …Culture is not new to the study of migration. It has lurked beneath the surface for some time, occasionally protruding … migration as an economic phenomenon; but what about them matters? Properly, we should be looking at the determinants of identity …

migrants arrive. Thus, it is increasingly important to consider what role differences in culture and language play in migration …As migration flows to developed countries have increased in recent decades, so have the number of countries from which … decisions. Recent work shows that culture and language may explain migration patterns to developed countries even better than …