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

Bellido, H. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Marcén, M. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Morales, M. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: 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.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.2478/izajodm-2021-0006

Año: 2021

Publicado en: IZA Journal of Development and Migration 12, 1 (2021), 06 [27 pp.]
ISSN: 2520-1786

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 1.4 - Social Sciences (Q2) - Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Q3) - Business, Management and Accounting (Q3)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.461 - Anthropology (Q1) - Demography (Q1) - Sociology and Political Science (Q1) - Geography, Planning and Development (Q1) - Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Fund. Análisis Económico (Dpto. Análisis Económico)