Determinants of Internal and International Migration in Ethiopia

Berhe Mekonnen Beyene (b.m.beyene@econ.uio.no)
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Berhe Mekonnen Beyene: Dept. of Economics, University of Oslo, Postal: Department of Economics, University of Oslo, P.O Box 1095 Blindern, N-0317 Oslo, Norway

No 24/2011, Memorandum from Oslo University, Department of Economics

Abstract: I studied the determinants of migration from urban Ethiopia to other countries, to rural areas and to other urban areas. In general, the result differs by migration type. For international migration, wealth and network variables are found to be important. It is mainly those households who have the network and/or the capacity to finance migration who send household members abroad. Human capital variables like age and education matter only for the two internal migrations. While the social capital theory has strong explanatory power for international migration, the human capital theory is important for internal migration. The NELM is important for all migration types underscoring the importance of the family as a decision unit.

Keywords: urban; rural; international; migration; Ethiopia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 O15 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46 pages
Date: 2011-10-11
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-afr, nep-cis and nep-mig
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