Longing for Which Home: Evidence from Global Aspirations to Stay, Return or Migrate Onwards

Els Bekaert, Amelie Constant, Killian Foubert and Ilse Ruyssen

No 930, GLO Discussion Paper Series from Global Labor Organization (GLO)

Abstract: Aspirations provide the underlying dynamics of the behavior of individuals whether they are realized or not. Knowledge about the characteristics and motives of those who aspire to leave the host country is key for both host and home countries to formulate appropriate and effective policies in order to keep their valued immigrants or citizens and foster their (re-)integration. Based on unique individual-level Gallup World Polls data, a random utility model, and a multinomial logit we model the aspirations or stated preferences of immigrants across 138 countries worldwide. Our analysis reveals selection in characteristics, a strong role for soft factors like social ties and sociocultural integration, and a faint role for economic factors. Changes in circumstances in the home and host countries are also important determinants of aspirations. Results differ by the host countries' level of economic development.

Keywords: Economics of Immigrants; Geographic Labor Mobility; Public Policy; Micro-economic Behavior; Underlying Principles; International Migration; Large Data Sets; Modeling and Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C55 D01 F22 J15 J61 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-int, nep-isf, nep-mig, nep-upt and nep-ure
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