How does the internet affect migration decisions?

This article provides new evidence on the impact of the internet on migration decisions. I find that an increase in internet adoption among migrant-sending countries reduces the stock of migrants from these locations. The results are robust to a number of specifications, including an instrumental va...

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Published in:Applied economics letters 2017-09, Vol.24 (16), p.1194-1198
Main Author: Winkler, Hernan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decision making
Economic analysis
Economic models
Economic theory
Economics
Gravity equation
Internet
Migrants
Migration
Mobility
Noncitizens
The internet
Trends
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Summary:This article provides new evidence on the impact of the internet on migration decisions. I find that an increase in internet adoption among migrant-sending countries reduces the stock of migrants from these locations. The results are robust to a number of specifications, including an instrumental variable approach that addresses the endogeneity of internet adoption. The findings suggest that the internet may weaken the importance of push factors in the decision to migrate, and that these effects outweigh declines in mobility costs.
ISSN:1350-4851
1466-4291
DOI:10.1080/13504851.2016.1265069