Can Motivation Theory Explain Migration Decisions?

Natálie Reichlová
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Natálie Švarcová ()

Prague Economic Papers, 2007, vol. 2007, issue 1, 70-85

Abstract: According to Abraham Maslow's motivational theory, human action is motivated by five levels 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 region to another influences migrant utility in three ways: through change in wage owing to different regional wage levels, through changes in utility connected with a migrant's safety needs, and through disarrangement of a migrant's social network. When safety and social needs are added to the model, equilibria arise in which wage differentials between regions persist.

Keywords: migration; agent-based modelling; decision-making; motivation; networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 I31 J61 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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