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dc.contributor.authorEpstein, Gil S.en
dc.contributor.authorGang, Ira N.en
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T16:14:37Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T16:14:37Z-
dc.date.issued2004-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/20508-
dc.description.abstractThe willingness to migrate and locational choice may be influenced by others? choices orplans, particularly if the ?other people?, such as family and friends, are migrants, formermigrants, or potential migrants themselves. We examine the roles ?other people? play ininfluencing an individual?s potential migration decision. In analyzing the influence of others onmigration decisions, we rely on the concepts of migration networks and herd effects.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x1244en
dc.subject.jelF22en
dc.subject.jelJ61en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordmigrationen
dc.subject.keywordnetworksen
dc.subject.keywordherdsen
dc.subject.keywordtransitionen
dc.subject.stwMobilitäten
dc.subject.stwWohnstandorten
dc.subject.stwEthnische Gruppeen
dc.subject.stwSoziales Netzwerken
dc.titleThe Influence of Others on Migration Plans-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn393558495en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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