How Does the Internet Affect Migration Decisions?

• Tác giả: Hernan Winkler
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 591.56 t Behavior relating to life cycle
• Thông tin xuất bản: Taylor and Francis, 2017
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 305102
• Chủ đề: 1. GRAVITY MODELS; 2. INTERNET; 3. MIGRATION; 4. MOBILITY; 5. TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION

Tóm tắt

This article provides new evidence on the impact of the internet on migration decisions. I find that an increase in internet adoption among migrant-sending countries reduces the stock of migrants from these locations. The results are robust to a number of specifications, including an instrumental variable approach that addresses the endogeneity of internet adoption. The findings suggest that the internet may weaken the importance of push factors in the decision to migrate, and that these effects outweigh declines in mobility costs.