Pub Date : 2019-06-01DOI: 10.2478/izajodm-2019-0001
A. Prinz
Abstract Besides effects on economic well-being, migration of people with distant cultural backgrounds may also have large effects on people’s cultural identity. In this paper, the identity economics of Akerlof and Kranton (2000) is applied to migration. Accordingly, it is assumed that the utility of both the immigrants and the native population encompasses economic well-being and cultural identity. The migration effect on cultural identity depends, among others, on the distance between cultures. In a simple immigration game it is shown that immigrants may prefer to live rather in diaspora communities than to integrate into the host countries’ culture. This subgame-perfect equilibrium choice of immigrants seems the more likely the greater the cultural distance between their country of origin and the destination country is. Among the available policy instruments, restrictions on the freedom of movement and settlement of immigrants may be the most effective way to prevent the setup of large diaspora communities. For young immigrants and later generations of immigrants, integration via compulsory schooling is the most important policy. In general, cultural, religious and social institutions may support integration.
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Pub Date : 2019-04-16DOI: 10.2478/izajodm-2020-0019
Julien Albertini, Arthur Poirier, T. Sopraseuth
Abstract This article sheds light on the dynamics of the Argentine labor market, using quarterly data from the Argentine Labor Force Survey for the period 2003Q3 to 2020Q1. We examine quarterly transition rates in a four-state model with formal employment, informal employment, unemployment, and nonparticipation. We compute the contribution of each transition rate to fluctuations in unemployment and informality rates. We identify five stylized facts: (i) Nearly 40% of the fluctuations in the unemployment rate involves unemployment ins and outs from/to informal jobs. (ii) More than 40% of the fluctuations in informality rate are driven by the variance of the formalization rate (transition from informal to formal employment). (iii) Non-participation matters for the understanding of unemployment volatility but also for the comprehension of the volatility on informality. (iv) Regarding gender differences: transition involving non-participation matters more in the variance of female unemployment and informality rates than for their male counterparts. (v) The informal sector plays an important role as a stepping stone to formal jobs for both men and women. Our article provides empirical targets to discipline theoretical modeling of labor market dynamics with a sizeable shadow economy.
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Pub Date : 2019-03-26DOI: 10.1186/S40176-019-0142-1
Eva-Maria Egger, J. Litchfield
{"title":"Correction to: Following in their footsteps: an analysis of the impact of successive migration on rural household welfare in Ghana","authors":"Eva-Maria Egger, J. Litchfield","doi":"10.1186/S40176-019-0142-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/S40176-019-0142-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37475,"journal":{"name":"IZA Journal of Development and Migration","volume":"9 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/S40176-019-0142-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43973855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-03-13DOI: 10.1186/S40176-019-0140-3
Jonathan Lain
{"title":"Discrimination in a search and matching model with self-employment","authors":"Jonathan Lain","doi":"10.1186/S40176-019-0140-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/S40176-019-0140-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37475,"journal":{"name":"IZA Journal of Development and Migration","volume":"9 1","pages":"1-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/S40176-019-0140-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43468909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-01-31DOI: 10.1186/S40176-018-0139-1
D. Luca, Emily Owens, G. Sharma
{"title":"The effectiveness and effects of alcohol regulation: evidence from India","authors":"D. Luca, Emily Owens, G. Sharma","doi":"10.1186/S40176-018-0139-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/S40176-018-0139-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37475,"journal":{"name":"IZA Journal of Development and Migration","volume":"9 1","pages":"1-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/S40176-018-0139-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48388821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-01-16DOI: 10.1186/S40176-018-0134-6
B. Gustafsson, Hanna Mac Innes, Torun Österberg
{"title":"Correction to: Age at immigration matters for labor market integration—the Swedish example","authors":"B. Gustafsson, Hanna Mac Innes, Torun Österberg","doi":"10.1186/S40176-018-0134-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/S40176-018-0134-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37475,"journal":{"name":"IZA Journal of Development and Migration","volume":"9 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/S40176-018-0134-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48216097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-01-01DOI: 10.2478/izajodm-2019-0006
James Ng
Abstract Economic research on labor migration in the developing world has traditionally focused on the role played by the remittances of overseas migrant labor in the sending country’s economy. Recently, due in no small part to the availability of rich microdata, more attention has been paid to the effects of migration on the lives of family members left behind. This paper examines how the temporary migration of parents for work affects the health outcomes of children left behind using the longitudinal data obtained from the Indonesia Family Life Survey. The anthropometric measure of the child health used, height-for-age, serves as a proxy for stunting. The evidence suggests that whether parental migration is beneficial or deleterious to the child health depends on which parent moved. In particular, migration of the mother has an adverse effect on the child’s height-for-age, reducing height-for-age Z-score by 0.5 standard deviations. This effect is not seen on the migration of the father.
{"title":"Labor Migration in Indonesia and the Health of Children Left Behind","authors":"James Ng","doi":"10.2478/izajodm-2019-0006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2019-0006","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Economic research on labor migration in the developing world has traditionally focused on the role played by the remittances of overseas migrant labor in the sending country’s economy. Recently, due in no small part to the availability of rich microdata, more attention has been paid to the effects of migration on the lives of family members left behind. This paper examines how the temporary migration of parents for work affects the health outcomes of children left behind using the longitudinal data obtained from the Indonesia Family Life Survey. The anthropometric measure of the child health used, height-for-age, serves as a proxy for stunting. The evidence suggests that whether parental migration is beneficial or deleterious to the child health depends on which parent moved. In particular, migration of the mother has an adverse effect on the child’s height-for-age, reducing height-for-age Z-score by 0.5 standard deviations. This effect is not seen on the migration of the father.","PeriodicalId":37475,"journal":{"name":"IZA Journal of Development and Migration","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69214581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-01-01DOI: 10.2478/izajodm-2019-0005
Hillel Rapoport
Abstract This review article surveys the recent economic literature on diaspora networks, globalization, and development. Diasporas are shown to contribute to the economic and cultural integration of source (i.e., developing) countries into the global economy. I first review the effect of diaspora networks on core globalization outcomes such as trade, foreign investments, and the diffusion of knowledge and technology across borders. I then turn to the cultural and political sway of the diaspora, investigating the impact of emigration on the formation of political attitudes, fertility behavior, and other aspects of culture in the home country.
{"title":"Diaspora Externalities","authors":"Hillel Rapoport","doi":"10.2478/izajodm-2019-0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2019-0005","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This review article surveys the recent economic literature on diaspora networks, globalization, and development. Diasporas are shown to contribute to the economic and cultural integration of source (i.e., developing) countries into the global economy. I first review the effect of diaspora networks on core globalization outcomes such as trade, foreign investments, and the diffusion of knowledge and technology across borders. I then turn to the cultural and political sway of the diaspora, investigating the impact of emigration on the formation of political attitudes, fertility behavior, and other aspects of culture in the home country.","PeriodicalId":37475,"journal":{"name":"IZA Journal of Development and Migration","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69214571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-12-01DOI: 10.1186/S40176-018-0133-7
Christian Gunadi
{"title":"Does stricter immigration policy affect college enrollment and public-private school choice of natives?","authors":"Christian Gunadi","doi":"10.1186/S40176-018-0133-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/S40176-018-0133-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37475,"journal":{"name":"IZA Journal of Development and Migration","volume":" ","pages":"1-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/S40176-018-0133-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48486183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-12-01DOI: 10.1186/S40176-018-0132-8
Ilhom Abdulloev
{"title":"Job dissatisfaction and migration: evidence from Tajikistan","authors":"Ilhom Abdulloev","doi":"10.1186/S40176-018-0132-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/S40176-018-0132-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37475,"journal":{"name":"IZA Journal of Development and Migration","volume":"8 1","pages":"1-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1186/S40176-018-0132-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47566521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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