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Predicting return intentions in Madrid

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Although Spain has only recently turned out to be an immigrant-receiving country, because of the economic downturn, Spanish authorities are becoming increasingly concerned about return migration. The main aim of this paper is to analyse the underlying variables of return intention of migrants in the Autonomous Community of Madrid in order to extract policy implications in the return arena. The microdata source is the Regional Immigration Survey 2011–2012. Our main finding is that having a job in Spain is the most important constraint to returning. In any case, return intentions vary with age groups, so policy design should be different according to this variable.

Source: MIGRATION LETTERS

DOI: 10.33182/ml.v13i1.267

Authors: Raquel Caro, Mercedes Fernández, Consuelo Valbuena

Institutions: Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria

Language: English

Topic: Migration and Labor Dynamics

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2237950720

FWCI: 1.909

Cites: 12

Cited by: 5

Related to: 10