Arbeitspapier

Social isolation, loneliness and return migration: Evidence from older Irish adults

Across the subjects of economics, sociology and demography, much has been written about the difficulties faced by immigrants. However, much less attention has been paid to the re-adjustment challenges migrants face on their return. In this paper, we examine whether and the extent to which a group of returned migrants experience higher degrees of social isolation and loneliness compared to compatriots who never lived abroad. The data used are from the first wave of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). We find that social isolation is a significant feature of the lives of return migrants.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 6331

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
International Migration
Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
Thema
immigrants
social isolation
loneliness
Rückwanderung
Soziale Isolation
Irland

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Barrett, Alan
Mosca, Irene
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2012

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2012042311372
Letzte Aktualisierung
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Barrett, Alan
  • Mosca, Irene
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

Entstanden

  • 2012

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