Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/94262 
Year of Publication: 
2002
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 1998-11
Publisher: 
Rutgers University, Department of Economics, New Brunswick, NJ
Abstract: 
This paper analyzes the determinants and timing of return migration. Special attention is paid to the role of social and informational migration networks. A simple theoretical model of temporary migration demonstrates that the effect of migration networks on optimal migration duration is ambiguous. We investigate the determinants of migration duration using a semiparametric proportional hazard model for discrete duration data. Our data consists of a sample of return migrants from six villages in Egypt. Controlling for human capital and demographic characteristics of the migrants and economic indicators of the host country, the estimation results show that social and informational networks have a statistically significant negative effect on migration duration.
Subjects: 
duration of migration
Egypt
return migration
temporary migration
JEL: 
J61
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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