The Welfare State as Safety Net in Migration Preferences: Empirical Evidence from an Experiment Among Dutch Master Students
Abstract The welfare state can be perceived as a safety net which helps individuals adjust to situations of risk or transition. Starting from this idea of the welfare state as safety net, this study addresses whether and how welfare generosity may influence people’s willingness to migrate. In doing so, we distinguish between two potential mechanisms, innovatively focusing on welfare provisions in both the country of origin and destination. First, a generous welfare system in the country of origin may have a retaining impact, as individuals may be unwilling to migrate to countries offering less... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Population Research and Policy Review ; volume 41, issue 2, page 671-694 ; ISSN 0167-5923 1573-7829 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Schlagwörter: | Management / Monitoring / Policy and Law / Demography |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26679670 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11113-021-09669-0 |