Out-migration, Wealth Constraints, and the Quality of Local Amenities

Christian Dustmann and Anna Okatenko

No 2013017, Norface Discussion Paper Series from Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London

Abstract: Using a simple theoretical model, we show that the level of migration costs relative to wealth determines the form of the relation between income and migration intentions, which can be monotonically decreasing, increasing, or inverse U-shaped. Using unique individual level data, covering three geographic regions—sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and Latin America—we show that migration intentions do indeed respond to individual wealth, and that the patterns differ across the country groups studied in a manner compatible with the predictions of our model. Further, contentment with various dimensions of local amenities plays an important role for migration decisions.

Keywords: Migration and Wealth Constraints; Migration Intentions; Local Amenities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J61 O15 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-05
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Journal Article: Out-migration, wealth constraints, and the quality of local amenities (2014)
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