The impact of labour market dynamics on the return-migration of immigrants

TY - JOUR

T1 - The impact of labour market dynamics on the return-migration of immigrants

AU - Bijwaard, G.E.

AU - Schluter, C.

AU - Wahba, J.

N1 - Reporting year: 2013

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - Using administrative panel data on the entire population of new labour immigrants to The Netherlands, we estimate the effects of individual labour market spells on immigration durations using the “timing-of-events” method. The model allows for correlated unobserved heterogeneity across migration, unemployment and employment processes. We find that unemployment spells increase return probabilities for all immigrant groups, while re-employment spells typically delay returns.

AB - Using administrative panel data on the entire population of new labour immigrants to The Netherlands, we estimate the effects of individual labour market spells on immigration durations using the “timing-of-events” method. The model allows for correlated unobserved heterogeneity across migration, unemployment and employment processes. We find that unemployment spells increase return probabilities for all immigrant groups, while re-employment spells typically delay returns.

KW - SSCI

U2 - 10.1162/REST_a_00389

DO - 10.1162/REST_a_00389

M3 - Article

SN - 0034-6535

VL - 96

SP - 483

EP - 494

JO - Review of Economics and Statistics

JF - Review of Economics and Statistics

IS - 3

ER -