The Influence of Others on Migration Plans

Ira Gang and Gil Epstein

No 4617, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: The willingness to migrate and locational choice may be influenced by others? choices or plans, particularly if the ?other people?, such as family and friends, are migrants, former migrants, or potential migrants themselves. We examine the roles ?other people? play in influencing an individual?s potential migration decision. In analysing the influence of others on migration decisions, we rely on the concepts of migration networks and herd effects.

Keywords: Migration; Locational choice; Influence; Networks; Herd effects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004-09
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