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This study analyses the relation between moving during childhood and four different outcomes later in life. We use …-effects models. First, we assess how different outcomes are affected by the number of times a child has moved. Next, we examine … childhood are more likely to drop out of high school, to have low adult income, to experience early parenthood and to die at …
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of residence. Based on multinomial logit modelling of migration outcomes, we found that an increase in income is … integration outcomes. …
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childhood socioeconomic determinants in later youth migration decisions to rural and urban areas. RESULTS: We find that young …) likely are their daughters to move to urban (rural) areas. Young individuals who spend their childhood in betteroff … households are more likely to move to urban areas. The presence of younger siblings during childhood increases the propensity of …
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of residence. Based on multinomial logit modelling of migration outcomes, we found that an increase in income is … integration outcomes. …
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It is difficult to determine whether ghettos are good or bad, partly because racial segregation may have some effects that are unobservable. To overcome this challenge, we present a migration choice model that allows for estimating the overall effects of racial segregation. The key idea...
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Since the 1990s, Lithuania lost almost a quarter of its population, and some regions within the country lost more than 50% of their residents. Such a sharp population decline poses major challenges to politicians, policy makers and planners. This study aims to get more insight into the recent...
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To test whether transfers sent and received by regional migrants serve an insurance role, this paper estimates the causal impact of income shocks at a migrant's origin and destination location on the bilateral transfer of funds. Using rainfall shocks in rural Nicaragua, I find that migrants aged...
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This study examines the determinants of internal migration of working-age population among provinces in Spain in the aftermath of the economic crisis. It pays special attention to two features of migration that have not been sufficiently studied so far: (a) Distance, namely the differences...
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The aim of this paper is to examine population migration flows in relation to the eastern Poland and its economic situation. The empirical study refers to the period 2008-2010. In the first part of the paper, the economic situations of 66 Polish sub-regions were examined. The study used the...
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To test whether transfers sent and received by regional migrants serve an insurance role, this paper estimates the causal impact of income shocks at a migrant's origin and destination location on the bilateral transfer of funds. Using rainfall shocks in rural Nicaragua, I find that migrants aged...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401770