Do Institutions Play a Role in Skilled Migration? The Case of Italy

Annamaria Nifo () and Gaetano Vecchione ()

Regional Studies, 2014, vol. 48, issue 10, 1628-1649

Abstract: Nifo A. and Vecchione G. Do institutions play a role in skilled migration? The case of Italy, Regional Studies . This paper is based on the idea that the migration choices of the highly skilled are driven by the search for favourable socio-economic contexts able to ensure higher income, better employment opportunities but also better institutions. By using data on a sample of 47 300 Italian graduates, the impact of provincial institution quality on the probability of resident graduates migrating is studied. A Heckman probit estimation indicates that institutions do matter for migration decisions and their importance is comparable with that of per capita income provincial differences.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2013.835799

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