Networks and Selection in International Migration to Spain

Nina Neubecker, Marcel Smolka and Anne Steinbacher
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Nina Neubecker: DIW, Berlin, Germany

Economics Working Papers from Department of Economics and Business Economics, Aarhus University

Abstract: This paper provides new evidence on migrant networks as determinants of the scale and skill structure of migration, using aggregate data from a recent migration boom to Spain. We develop a three-level nested multinomial logit migration model. Our model accommodates varying degrees of similarity of destinations located in the same region (or the same country), allowing for a rich structure of substitutability across alternative destinations. We find strong positive network effects on the scale of migration and a strong negative effect on the ratio of high-skilled to low-skilled migrants. Simplifying restrictions on substitutability across destinations are rejected by the data.

Keywords: international migration; migrant networks; nested multinomial; logit model; skill structure of migration; Spain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46
Date: 2015-01-26
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-dcm, nep-mig and nep-soc
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Related works:
Journal Article: NETWORKS AND SELECTION IN INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION TO SPAIN (2017)
Working Paper: Networks and Selection in International Migration to Spain (2013)
Working Paper: Networks and Selection in International Migration to Spain (2012)
Working Paper: Networks and selection in international migration to Spain (2012)
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