Migration and University Education: An Empirical (Macro) Link

Arbeitspapier

Distinguishing between short-run and long-run outcomes we provide new insight into the relationship between education and migration. We examine the specific link between the acquisition of high levels of human capital in the form of university education in Turkey and migration to Germany. We implement bounds testing procedures to ascertain the long-run relationships with the variables of interest in a migration model. Although the bounds testing procedure has advantages compared to other methods, it has not been widely implemented in the migration literature. We find a negative and decreasing non-linear long-run and short-run relationship between home country university education and Turkish migration to Germany over 1970-2015. Over the long run, increased higher education reduces emigration flows.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 15301

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes ; International Migration ; Economic Impacts of Globalization: Economic Development ; Education and Economic Development ; Returns to Education ; Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
• Subject: education ; migration ; Turkey ; Germany

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Akkoyunlu, Sule ; Epstein, Gil S. ; Gang, Ira N.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
• (where): Bonn
• (when): 2022

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/263517
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET