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All in the family: Self‐selection and migration by couples

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: This paper examines determinants of couple migration in a model that accounts for self-selection of migrant couples. The study is based on a sample of married couples from the Swedish population. The model incorporates controls for earnings of both spouses preceding the move, and explicitly addresses unmeasured heterogeneity in the family decision to migrate. Two statistical formulations are presented. In the first version, migration is measured as a dichotomous move/stay decision. A second formulation replaces the dichotomous indicator with the distance moved by migrants. Results suggest that family migration is selective of relatively low earning wives with unmeasured potential for strong earnings.

Source: Papers of the Regional Science Association

DOI: 10.1111/j.1435-5957.2012.00473.x

Authors: Kent Eliasson, Robert Nakosteen, Olle Westerlund, Michael Zimmer

Institutions: Umeå University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Evansville

Language: English

Topic: Migration and Labor Dynamics

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,740

OpenAlex ID: W1588831744

FWCI: 6.207

Cites: 55

Cited by: 18

Related to: 10