Why do they return? Beyond the economic drivers of graduate return migration

Crescenzi, Riccardo ORCID: 0000-0003-0465-9796, Holman, Nancy ORCID: 0000-0002-4536-5092 and Orru', Enrico (2016) Why do they return? Beyond the economic drivers of graduate return migration. Annals of Regional Science. ISSN 0570-1864

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This paper explores the factors that shape the location choices of formerly mobile graduates (FMGs) initially resident in Sardinia, Italy, a less developed European region. Combining qualitative and quantitative techniques the paper examines the reasons why some individuals decide to return after their studies, and the factors that shape their decisions and how these choices unfolded in space and time. It counters the literature, which suggests that migration is a one-off linear process driven only by wealth maximising behaviour positing rather that ac-cess to opportunities in open meritocratic job markets and circular migration trajectories are far more salient to FMGs. This suggests that policy makers should concentrate on promoting labour market opportunities and investing in social network promotion that will aid brain circulation.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://link.springer.com/journal/168
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Authors © CC BY 4.0
Divisions:	Geography & Environment
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
JEL classification:	J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Time Allocation, Work Behavior, and Employment Determination and Creation; Human Capital; Retirement > J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies > J61 - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R2 - Household Analysis > R23 - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R58 - Regional Development Policy
Date Deposited:	11 Apr 2016 14:12
Last Modified:	01 Nov 2024 05:27
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/66024

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