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Migration and Economic Prospects.

Uncertainty and risk perceptions are important elements in the decision-making process about migration. This study outlines a ‘migration prospect theory’, which aims to explain rather short-term fluctuations of migration flows as a consequence of expectation-based adjustment about future economic pr...

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Published in:Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 58 - 83
Main Author: Czaika, Mathias
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan2015
Subjects:
Risk perception
Economic impact of emigration & immigration
Labor market
Loss aversion
Expected utility
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