Do emigrants self-select along cultural traits ? : evidence from the MENA countries
Joint Authors
Docquiera, Frederic
Tanselb, Aysit
Turatic, Riccardo
Source
Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 1172-1274 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.0-50, 51 p.
Publisher
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
51
Main Subjects
Sociology and Anthropology and Social Work
Topics
Abstract EN
This paper empirically investigates whether emigrants from MENA countries self-select on cultural traits such as religiosity and gender-egalitarian attitudes.
To do so, we use Gallup World Poll data on individual opinions and beliefs, migration aspirations, short-run migration plans, and preferred destination choices.
We find that individuals who intend to emigrate to OECD, high-income countries exhibit significantly lower levels of religiosity than the rest of the population.
They also share more gender-egalitarian views, although the effect only holds among the young (aged 15 to 30), among single women, and in countries with a Sunni minority.
For countries mostly affected by the Arab Spring, since 2011 the degree of cultural selection has decreased.
Nevertheless, the aggregate effects of cultural selection should not be overestimated.
Overall, self-selection along cultural traits has limited (albeit non-negligible) effects on the average characteristics of the population left behind, and on the cultural distance between natives and immigrants in the OECD countries
American Psychological Association (APA)
Docquiera, Frederic& Tanselb, Aysit& Turatic, Riccardo. 2018. Do emigrants self-select along cultural traits ? : evidence from the MENA countries. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2018, no. 1172-1274, pp.0-50.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-836180
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Docquiera, Frederic…[et al.]. Do emigrants self-select along cultural traits ? : evidence from the MENA countries. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 1172-1274 (Dec. 2018), pp.0-50.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-836180
American Medical Association (AMA)
Docquiera, Frederic& Tanselb, Aysit& Turatic, Riccardo. Do emigrants self-select along cultural traits ? : evidence from the MENA countries. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 1172-1274, pp.0-50.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-836180
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 40-50
Record ID
BIM-836180