[Econmaster2012] Research Seminar in Economics

[Frank Stähler]

Dear all,

the presenter in Tuesday's Research Seminar in Economics is Miriam 
Manchin, who is a Senior Lecturer at University College London. The 
title of her talk will be

"Social Networks, Local Amenities, and the Intention to Migrate"

An abstract is enclosed below.

I am looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Best wishes,
Udo Kreickemeier

Abstract:
Using a large survey spanning several years and countries, this paper 
looks at the determinants of the intention to migrate internationally 
and domestically. In particular, after outlining a simple framework, we 
empirically analyse the importance of social networks both at the 
individual’s current location and abroad. We control for close social 
networks with and without remittances and also for broader social 
networks both abroad and in the current location, in addition to 
controlling for satisfaction with amenities, work related factors, 
wealth, and other individual related factors. We find that social 
networks are the most important driving forces of both domestic and 
international migration intentions. While both broader and closer social 
networks abroad act as a pull-factor, close social networks at home 
reduce the probability of the intention to migrate for all individuals 
except for the highly educated.