 The multi-level determinants of international migration aspirations in 25 communities in Africa, Asia and the Middle EastJessica Hagen-Zanker, Jørgen Carling, Nicolás Caso and Marcela G. Rubio World Development, 2025, vol. 185, issue C Abstract: In this article we ask which societal circumstances and individual characteristics make people wish to migrate to another country. Drawing on a large-scale survey conducted in 25 communities in ten countries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, we conduct multi-level regression analysis, allowing us to assess the effects of diverse individual and community-level determinants on international migration aspirations. This multi-level design has delivered two insights in particular. First, determinants at the individual and community level both contribute to forming migration aspirations. Second, the analysis at the community level shows that individual-level factors are far from consistent in determining who has migration aspirations and who does not. We conclude that such multi-level analysis holds much potential for generating greater understanding of how migration processes work. Keywords: Migration; Migration aspirations; Migration drivers (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:wdevel:v:185:y:2025:i:c:s0305750x24002444 DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106774 Access Statistics for this article World Development is currently edited by O. T. Coomes More articles in World Development from Elsevier |
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