Governmental stability and emigration in Sub-Saharan Africa: the role of skills and gender

Cristian Barra and Nazzareno Ruggiero

Journal of Economic Studies, 2022, vol. 50, issue 7, 1450-1466

Abstract: Purpose - Using data for a set of 32 Sub-Saharan countries over the years 2000, 2005 and 2010, the paper investigates the effects of domestic governmental stability upon emigration and assesses whether education and gender shape the relationship. Design/methodology/approach - The paper adopts instrumental variable (IV) Poisson regressions and two-stage least squares (2SLS) as robustness tests. Findings - The paper suggests that increased governmental stability has a larger impact on the emigration of high-skilled individuals. Nevertheless, once emigrants are partitioned according to both education and gender, the authors find evidence of a larger impact of stability on the emigration of highly educated females. Research limitations/implications - The empirical findings may lack generalizability because of the chosen research approach. Then, researchers are encouraged to test the proposed propositions further. Practical implications - The paper includes implications that can be drawn for both the growth and the development of Sub-Saharan Africa. Originality/value - This paper fulfills an identified need to study how both education and gender shape the relationship between domestic governmental stability and emigration.

Keywords: International migration; Governmental stability; Education level; Gender role; D27; F22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/JES-04-2022-0219

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