Franco Gavonel, Maria del Carmen orcid.org/0000-0003-2377-5987 (2022) Are young internal migrants 'favourably' selected? Evidence from four developing countries. Oxford Development Studies. ISSN 1469-9966
Abstract
Internal migrants are primarily young people. During the transition to adulthood, they also make important choices regarding education, labour force participation, and family formation. Using a unique panel dataset on youth born in 1994-95 in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam, this paper investigates whether young migrants are ‘positively’ self-selected in observable characteristics, specifically on educational attainment. First, I document patterns on prevalence, frequency, timing, reasons and streams of migration. Second, I describe the factors associated with young people’s reasons for migrating. Results suggest that ‘favourable’ self-selection only holds for those that move for education: a year of schooling is associated with a higher probability of moving for studies, while an extra year of education is correlated with a lower probability of moving for family formation. In sum, migrants are a heterogeneous group as there are systematic differences in the characteristics across them depending on their reasons for moving.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Author(s). |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Social Policy and Social Work (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 20 Dec 2022 12:40 |
Last Modified: | 05 Feb 2025 00:08 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2022.2156491 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/13600818.2022.2156491 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:194651 |
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