Where do migrants go?

In this paper, we study migration decisions taken by risk-averse households. Aggregate data from the regions of Southern Italy are used to test whether risk is a significant determinant of the decision to migrate abroad or inside the country. This indeed appears to be the case for both foreign and d...

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Published in:Oxford economic papers 1999-10, Vol.51 (4), p.595-622
Main Authors: Daveri, F, Faini, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coefficients
Correlation analysis
Correlation coefficients
Data aggregation
Economic migration
Economic models
Economic theory
Emigration
Employment
Human migration
Internal migration
International migration
Migration
Risk
Risk aversion
Rural urban migration
Studies
Uncertainty
Variables
Wages
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Summary:In this paper, we study migration decisions taken by risk-averse households. Aggregate data from the regions of Southern Italy are used to test whether risk is a significant determinant of the decision to migrate abroad or inside the country. This indeed appears to be the case for both foreign and domestic migrations, after controlling for unemployment and wage differentials and other plausible control variables. We interpret our results as evidence that, whereas financial markets are absent or malfunctioning, migration provides a shelter against uncertain income prospects
ISSN:0030-7653
1464-3812
1464-3812
DOI:10.1093/oep/51.4.595