Migration aspirations among youth in the Middle East and North Africa region

The Middle East and North Africa region has high unemployment rates for youth, and the number of youth not in education, employment, or training is also among the highest in the world. In this context, migration is one of the more obvious reactions of youth facing unmet aspirations in the labour mar...

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Autor: Ramos Lobo, Raúl
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/145020
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/145020
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Migrants
Joves
Atur
Inserció laboral
Orient Mitjà
Àfrica del Nord
Youth
Unemployment
Occupational integration
Middle East
North Africa
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spelling Migration aspirations among youth in the Middle East and North Africa regionRamos Lobo, RaúlMigrantsJovesAturInserció laboralOrient MitjàÀfrica del NordMigrantsYouthUnemploymentOccupational integrationMiddle EastNorth AfricaThe Middle East and North Africa region has high unemployment rates for youth, and the number of youth not in education, employment, or training is also among the highest in the world. In this context, migration is one of the more obvious reactions of youth facing unmet aspirations in the labour market. This paper analyses the determinants of the intentions of youth to migrate during their school-to-work transitions in selected countries in the region. With this aim, microdata from School-to-Work Transition Surveys conducted by the International Labour Organization from 2013 to 2015 are used in this research covering Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Tunisia. These surveys target a nationally representative sample of young people between the ages of 15 and 29 and include data on intentions to migrate (internal and international) and factors related to social and educational background. Microeconometric models are used in order to achieve a better understanding of factors influencing youth decisions to migrate.Springer Verlag2019info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/145020Articles publicats en revistes (Econometria, Estadística i Economia Aplicada)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10109-019-00306-1Journal Of Geographical Systems, 2019, vol. 21, num. 4, p. 487-507https://doi.org/10.1007/s10109-019-00306-1(c) Springer Verlag, 2019info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1450202026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Migration aspirations among youth in the Middle East and North Africa region
title Migration aspirations among youth in the Middle East and North Africa region
spellingShingle Migration aspirations among youth in the Middle East and North Africa region
Ramos Lobo, Raúl
Migrants
Joves
Atur
Inserció laboral
Orient Mitjà
Àfrica del Nord
Migrants
Youth
Unemployment
Occupational integration
Middle East
North Africa
title_short Migration aspirations among youth in the Middle East and North Africa region
title_full Migration aspirations among youth in the Middle East and North Africa region
title_fullStr Migration aspirations among youth in the Middle East and North Africa region
title_full_unstemmed Migration aspirations among youth in the Middle East and North Africa region
title_sort Migration aspirations among youth in the Middle East and North Africa region
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ramos Lobo, Raúl
author Ramos Lobo, Raúl
author_facet Ramos Lobo, Raúl
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Migrants
Joves
Atur
Inserció laboral
Orient Mitjà
Àfrica del Nord
Migrants
Youth
Unemployment
Occupational integration
Middle East
North Africa
topic Migrants
Joves
Atur
Inserció laboral
Orient Mitjà
Àfrica del Nord
Migrants
Youth
Unemployment
Occupational integration
Middle East
North Africa
description The Middle East and North Africa region has high unemployment rates for youth, and the number of youth not in education, employment, or training is also among the highest in the world. In this context, migration is one of the more obvious reactions of youth facing unmet aspirations in the labour market. This paper analyses the determinants of the intentions of youth to migrate during their school-to-work transitions in selected countries in the region. With this aim, microdata from School-to-Work Transition Surveys conducted by the International Labour Organization from 2013 to 2015 are used in this research covering Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Tunisia. These surveys target a nationally representative sample of young people between the ages of 15 and 29 and include data on intentions to migrate (internal and international) and factors related to social and educational background. Microeconometric models are used in order to achieve a better understanding of factors influencing youth decisions to migrate.
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