The ِAlgerian migrants and the financial crisis 2008 : stay in the host country or returning home?

Abstract EN

The financial crisis which struck the world economy in 2008 had a significant impact on the international migration, especially in the countries which have witnessed a decline in their economies.

The Algerian migrants were also affected by this crisis in varying degrees concerning more precisely the economic sectors, knowing that there were sectors which were affected more like construction and industry comparing to other sectors like health and education.

This paper looks at return migration to Algeria because of this crisis, based on the analysis of 200 questionnaires gathered from the Algerian migrants.

After analyzing the DATA statistically using SPSSV23, we found that the situation in the home country had an impact on their decision to return but most of the respondents who were impacted by this crisis preferred returning home rather than changing the geographical destination.