International Migration of Couples

Arbeitspapier

We develop a theoretical model regarding the migration of dual-earner couples and test it in the context of international migration. Our model predicts that the probability that a couple emigrates increases with the income of the primary earner, whereas the income of the secondary earner may affect the decision in either direction. We conduct an em-pirical analysis that uses population-wide administrative data from Denmark. The re-sults are consistent with our model. We find that primary earners in couples are more strongly self-selected with respect to income than single persons. This novel result counters the intuition that family ties weaken self-selection.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: CReAM Discussion Paper Series ; No. 19/15

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; International Migration ; Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse ; Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
• Thema: International migration ; Family migration ; Education ; Gender differences ; Dual-earner couples

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Junge, Martin ; Munk, Martin ; Poutvaara, Panu
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Centre for Research & Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London
• (wo): London
• (wann): 2015

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• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ