The Impact of Labour Market Dynamics on the Return-Migration of Immigrants

Govert Bijwaard, Christian Schluter and Jackline Wahba

No 2011007, Norface Discussion Paper Series from Norface Research Programme on Migration, Department of Economics, University College London

Abstract: Using administrative panel data on the entire population of new labour immigrants to The Netherlands, we estimate the causal effects of labour dynamics on their return decisions. Specifically, the roles of unemployment and re-employment spells on immigration durations are examined. The endogeneity of labour market outcomes and the return migration decision, if ignored, confounds the causal effect. This empirical challenge is addressed using the “timing-of-events†method. We estimate the model separately for distinct immigrant groups, and find that, overall, unemployment spells shorten immigration durations, while re-employment spells delay returns for all but one group. The magnitude of the causal effect differ across groups.

Keywords: temporary migration; durations; timing of event method; labour market dynamics. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C41 J61 J64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-05
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Journal Article: The Impact of Labor Market Dynamics on the Return Migration of Immigrants (2014)
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Working Paper: The Impact of Labour Market Dynamics on the Return-Migration of Immigrants (2011)
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