Migration and subjective poverty in sending countries: An analysis of the Egyptian case

Yehudith Kahn; Audrey Dumas; Yovav Eshet; Nir Billfeld

doi:10.33182/ml.v11i3.229

Migration and subjective poverty in sending countries: An analysis of the Egyptian case

Yehudith Kahn, Audrey Dumas, Yovav Eshet, Nir Billfeld

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Abstract

Migration has traditionally been used as a survival strategy in times of financial crisis; however, a debate exists as to whether migration influences poverty on the individual level. The current study analyses the influence of past subjective poverty on migration choice and to determine the impact of migration on current subjective poverty per-ception. Using a simultaneous bivariate ordered probit model, we found that poorer individuals in Egypt tend to migrate more than others. Migration was found to be a significant determinant of current poverty in Egypt. Finally, migration improved mi-grant's financial situation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	353-367
Number of pages	15
Journal	Migration Letters
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v11i3.229
State	Published - Sep 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Egypt
Migration
Selection bias
Subjective poverty

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Demography
Geography, Planning and Development

UN SDGs

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