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How has COVID-19 affected the intention to migrate via the backway to Europe and to a neighboring African country? : survey evidence and a salience experiment in The Gambia

Bah, Tijan L.; Batista, Catia; Gubert, Flore; McKenzie, … - 2021

country with the highest pre-pandemic per-capita irregular migration rates in Africa. We use a large-scale panel survey … conducted in 2019 and 2020 to compare changes in intentions to migrate to Europe and to neighboring Senegal. We find the … backway to Europe remains high, highlighting the need for legal migration pathways to support migrants and divert them from …

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Interrelationships between human capital, migration and labour markets in the Western Balkans : an econometric investigation

Mara, Isilda; Landesmann, Michael - 2021

The high outward mobility that has characterised the countries in the Western Balkan (WB) region over the past three decades is often seen as tightly linked to severe labour market imbalances and persistently low utilisation of human capital over time. To shed light on these issues, we estimate...

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What drives youth's intention to migrate abroad? : evidence from international survey data

Milasi, Santo - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 11 (2020) 1/12, pp. 1-30

Despite the bulk of international migrants being youth, little is known about the factors driving young people's migration behavior at the global level. Using the individual-level survey data from Gallup World Poll across 139 countries over the period 2010-2016, this study contributes to the...

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Migrants' missing votes

Giesing, Yvonne; Schikora, Felicitas - 2020

Emigrants are less likely to participate in elections in their home country. They are also self-selected in terms of education, gender, age, and political preferences, changing the structure of the origin population. High emigration rates can therefore have a systematic influence on election...

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The long-term effect of migration on economic inequality between EU Member States

Ulceluse, Magdalena M. - 2019

This paper explores the long-term effect of migration on economic inequality between the 28 EU member states, covering the period 1995-2017. The cross-national, longitudinal analysis demonstrates that migration has had a positive and significant effect on development and economic growth in 28...

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From Security to Development : Migration Contribution to Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation

Gallina, Andrea - 2008

In the current European Union (EU) debate on migration despite the positive linkage between Migration and Development gaining momentum, emphasis is still greater on how to guarantee borders security and curb irregular migration. This is possibly due also to the lack of concrete indications on...

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African Migration to Europe : Obscured Responsibilities and Common Misconceptions

Kohnert, Dirk - 2013

The number of migrants from conflict regions in Africa has been increasing dramatically. The European Union shares dual … of the underlying factors for politically motivated migration. Second, the EU contributed to Africa's economic misery due …

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South-North Refugee Migration : Lessons for Development Cooperation

Rotte, Ralph; Vogler, Michael; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 1998

Migration has become a major concern of European development policies. By improving socio-economic and political conditions through development cooperation, a reduction of South-North migration flows is envisaged. This new approach is examined by analyzing the causes of asylum migration from...

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A Global Migration Framework Under Water : How Can the International Community Protect Climate Refugees?

Sussman, Caitlan M. - 2023

Climate disaster events are expected to displace at least 1.2 billion people by 2050. However, “climate refugees,” or individuals displaced in the context of disasters and climate change, lack international legal recognition and protection. In 2020, an international tribunal acknowledged in...

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African Migration to Europe : Obscured Responsibilities and Common Misconceptions

Kohnert, Dirk - 2012

The number of migrants from conflict regions in Africa has been increasing dramatically. The European Union shares dual … the underlying factors for politically motivated migration. Second, the EU contributed to Africa 's economic misery due to …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014167041