Abstract
It has long been hypothesized that individuals’ migration propensities depend on their risk attitudes, but the empirical evidence has been limited and indirect. We use newly available data from the German Socio-Economic Panel to measure directly the relationship between migration and risk attitudes. We find that individuals who are more willing to take risks are more likely to migrate. Our estimates are substantial compared to unconditional migration probabilities, as well the effects of conventional determinants of migration, and are robust to controlling for a variety of demographic characteristics. We find no evidence that our results are the result of reverse causality.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
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| Faculties: | Economics Economics > Chairs > Chair for Population Economics |
| Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics |
| Language: | English |
| Item ID: | 19528 |
| Date Deposited: | 15. Apr 2014 08:51 |
| Last Modified: | 04. Nov 2020 13:01 |
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