Can the Theory of Motivation Explain Migration Decisions?

Natálie Reichlová ()
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Natálie Reichlová: Institute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, http://ies.fsv.cuni.cz/
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No 97, Working Papers IES from Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Economic Studies

Abstract: According to Abraham Maslow's motivational theory, human action is motivated by five groups of human needs. The model introduced in this paper exploits Maslow's theory to explain migration flows between regions. In the model, movement from one place to another influences migrant's utility through three various ways. First, through change in wage caused by different wage levels in each location. Second, through changes in utility connected with individuals safety needs and finally, through disarrangement of individual's social networks. When safety and social needs are added to the model, equilibria arise in which wage differential between regions persists.

Keywords: agent-based modeling; decision making; migration; motivation; networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 I31 J61 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2005, Revised 2005
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cbe, nep-cmp, nep-dev, nep-soc and nep-upt
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