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The Influence of Vulnerability on Migration Intentions in Afghanistan

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  • Loschman C.
  • Siegel M.

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This study explores the influence of vulnerability on migration intentions within the context of Afghanistan. While it is commonplace to conceptualize migration as being driven by certain economic-related factors, it is reasonable to assume that in an insecure setting like Afghanistan the difference between voluntary and involuntary movement is not easily distinguishable, making it necessary to approach the subject through a spectrum which does not presupposemigration is strictly economic in nature. With this in mind, we consider the issue through the broader lens of household vulnerability, a measure which incorporates a range of socio-economic factors allowing for a more comprehensive analysis. We first construct a profile of household vulnerability through individual indicators of deprivation along four principle dimensions, and then perform a regression analysis estimating the influence on migration intentions. Our results provide clear evidence that vulnerable households have a lower likelihood of concrete plans to migrate. This result supports the suggestion that it is not the poorest of the poor, or in our case the most vulnerable of the vulnerable who aspire to move, indicating households have a realistic understanding of their capabilities taking into consideration the inherent costs and risks associated with cross-border movement.

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  • Loschman C. & Siegel M., 2013. "The Influence of Vulnerability on Migration Intentions in Afghanistan," MERIT Working Papers 2013-038, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
    • Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2013038
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    1. Ruyssen, Ilse & Salomone, Sara, 2018. "Female migration: A way out of discrimination?," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 130(C), pages 224-241.
    2. Michael, Owiso, 2017. "Migration Decision Making: Review of Economic and Asylum-Seeker," MPRA Paper 104992, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2017.
    3. Christidis, Les, 2017. "Review of Economic and Asylum-Seeker: Migration Decision Making Perspectives," MPRA Paper 105241, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2017.
    4. Richard Brown & Jørgen Carling & Sonja Fransen & Melissa Siegel, 2014. "Measuring remittances through surveys," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 31(41), pages 1243-1274.
    5. Binhan Elif, Yilmaz, 2015. "Migration Decision Making: Review and Evidences," MPRA Paper 104941, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2015.
    6. Christina Diane Bastianon, 2019. "Youth Migration Aspirations in Georgia and Moldova," Migration Letters, Migration Letters, vol. 16(1), pages 105-121, January.
    7. Kuhnt, Jana, 2019. "Literature review: drivers of migration. Why do people leave their homes? Is there an easy answer? A structured overview of migratory determinants," IDOS Discussion Papers 9/2019, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).

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    Keywords

    Measurement and Analysis of Poverty; Economic Development; Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration;
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    JEL classification:

    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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