Spaniards in the wider world: the role of education in the choice of destination country

This paper examines the relationship between the education level of Spanish emigrants and their destination country. Since Spanish emigrants were born under the same laws and institutions, the differences in their destination countries can be due to dissimilarities in their level of education. To ex...

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Autores principales: Bellido Héctor, Marcén Miriam, Morales Marina
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Publicado: Sciendo 2021
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a36b5c9532df46c0b53371e0ab066ea02021-12-05T14:11:07ZSpaniards in the wider world: the role of education in the choice of destination country2520-178610.2478/izajodm-2021-0006https://doaj.org/article/a36b5c9532df46c0b53371e0ab066ea02021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2021-0006https://doaj.org/toc/2520-1786This paper examines the relationship between the education level of Spanish emigrants and their destination country. Since Spanish emigrants were born under the same laws and institutions, the differences in their destination countries can be due to dissimilarities in their level of education. To explore this, we use census microdata, covering the period from 2000 to 2007, of 21 countries with Spanish emigrants. Results suggest that with low unemployment rates, English- and Spanish-speaking countries are the most likely to become the host countries for more educated individuals, regardless of their location.Bellido HéctorMarcén MiriamMorales MarinaSciendoarticleeducationmigrationspaini20f22Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migrationJV1-9480City population. Including children in cities, immigrationHT201-221ENIZA Journal of Development and Migration, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp F49-F81 (2021)
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topic education
migration
spain
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Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
JV1-9480
City population. Including children in cities, immigration
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migration
spain
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Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
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City population. Including children in cities, immigration
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Bellido Héctor
Marcén Miriam
Morales Marina
Spaniards in the wider world: the role of education in the choice of destination country
description This paper examines the relationship between the education level of Spanish emigrants and their destination country. Since Spanish emigrants were born under the same laws and institutions, the differences in their destination countries can be due to dissimilarities in their level of education. To explore this, we use census microdata, covering the period from 2000 to 2007, of 21 countries with Spanish emigrants. Results suggest that with low unemployment rates, English- and Spanish-speaking countries are the most likely to become the host countries for more educated individuals, regardless of their location.
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Marcén Miriam
Morales Marina
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title Spaniards in the wider world: the role of education in the choice of destination country
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