Migration and aspirations – are migrants trapped on a hedonic treadmill?
Based on longitudinal information from two waves of the Indonesian Family and Life Survey (IFLS) in 2000 and 2007, we find evidence that migrants are self-selected along higher individual aspirations acquired (or, inherited) before migration. About 70 per cent of aspiration differentials can be expl...
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Volume: | 3 |
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Main Author: |
Czaika, Mathias
Vothknecht, Marc |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
Place of publication: |
Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2014 Springer Nature B.V BioMed Central Ltd |
published in: | IZA journal of migration Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 1 - 21 |
Data of publication: | 20141200 |
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2193-9039 2193-9039 |
EISSN: |
2193-9039 |
Discipline: | Political Science |
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