The Influence of Internal Migration on Migrant Children’s School Enrolment and Work in Turkey

This study investigates the effects of internal family migration on the schooling and work situations of children in Turkey, where large regional economic gaps generate large internal migration flows. Using 2003 Turkey Demographic and Health survey data, conventional regression analyses suggest that...

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Published in:European journal of development research 2017-04, Vol.29 (2), p.348-368
Main Authors: Kusadokoro, Motoi, Hasegawa, Ai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child labor
Children & youth
Compulsory education
Decision making
Development and Social Change
Development Economics
Development Policy
Development Studies
Economic policy
Education
Enrollments
Families & family life
Health surveys
Internal migration
Middle schools
Migrants
Migration
Noncitizens
Original Article
Parents & parenting
Regression analysis
School dropouts
Secondary education
Secondary schools
Social conditions & trends
Social interaction
Social networks
Social Sciences
Wealth
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Summary:This study investigates the effects of internal family migration on the schooling and work situations of children in Turkey, where large regional economic gaps generate large internal migration flows. Using 2003 Turkey Demographic and Health survey data, conventional regression analyses suggest that migrant children are more likely to leave school and engage in economic activity. These effects of migration are considerable compared with those of wealth and parents’ education. However, if we control the selection bias caused by the non-randomness of migration decisions, only the effects on the work situations of children remain significant. Internal migration directly impacts work than schooling for migrant children. In Turkey, only a few migrants obtain high returns from migration. Migrant children whose parents failed to get the expected returns may start to work in the destination.
ISSN:0957-8811
1743-9728
DOI:10.1057/s41287-016-0001-3