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How does the internet affect migration decisions?

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  • Hernan Winkler

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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.

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  • Hernan Winkler, 2017. "How does the internet affect migration decisions?," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(16), pages 1194-1198, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:24:y:2017:i:16:p:1194-1198
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2016.1265069
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    1. Micevska, Maja, 2021. "Revisiting forced migration: A machine learning perspective," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 70(C).
    2. Luca Maria Pesando & Valentina Rotondi & Manuela Stranges & Ridhi Kashyap & Francesco C. Billari, 2021. "The Internetization of International Migration," Population and Development Review, The Population Council, Inc., vol. 47(1), pages 79-111, March.
    3. Vazquez,Emmanuel Jose & Winkler,Hernan Jorge, 2017. "How is the internet changing labor market arrangements ? evidence from telecommunications reforms in Europe," Policy Research Working Paper Series 7976, The World Bank.
    4. Li, Shiyuan & Li, Yumin, 2021. "The Impact of Mobile Phone Adoption on Income Inequality," MPRA Paper 110969, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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