Stay or emigrate? How social capital influences selective migration in Italy
ABSTRACTInternal migration in Italy has been characterised by deep changes in its composition, because of the growing share of high-skilled migrants (the emigration of which contributes to widening the internal brain drain) and the decreasing proportion of low-skilled migrants. Furthermore, recent i...
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| description | ABSTRACTInternal migration in Italy has been characterised by deep changes in its composition, because of the growing share of high-skilled migrants (the emigration of which contributes to widening the internal brain drain) and the decreasing proportion of low-skilled migrants. Furthermore, recent interest in the literature in the role played by noneconomic elements in affecting migration decisions has highlighted the importance of a nonpecuniary factor, namely social capital (SC). For these reasons, this paper empirically investigates the role played by SC in interprovincial selective migration, considering migrants according to two education levels using data on 103 Italian provinces (2004–2012). The main findings reveal that provincial SC mainly contributes to reducing the migration flows of low-skilled individuals, albeit while also deterring the emigration of high-skilled individuals. Control variables confirm that better income conditions represent an important determinant of high-skilled migrants most likely because they seek to earn more, while better socioeconomic conditions such as labour market efficiency mostly influence those with a lower level of education. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9d13b88587f440f0a76dc01eeceb755b2024-04-03T10:52:34ZengTaylor & Francis GroupRegional Studies, Regional Science2168-13762023-12-0110152954810.1080/21681376.2023.2205501Stay or emigrate? How social capital influences selective migration in ItalyDario D’Ingiullo0Iacopo Odoardi1Davide Quaglione2Department of Philosophical, Pedagogical and Economic-Quantitative Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Pescara (PE), ItalyDepartment of Philosophical, Pedagogical and Economic-Quantitative Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Pescara (PE), ItalyDepartment of Philosophical, Pedagogical and Economic-Quantitative Sciences, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Pescara (PE), ItalyABSTRACTInternal migration in Italy has been characterised by deep changes in its composition, because of the growing share of high-skilled migrants (the emigration of which contributes to widening the internal brain drain) and the decreasing proportion of low-skilled migrants. Furthermore, recent interest in the literature in the role played by noneconomic elements in affecting migration decisions has highlighted the importance of a nonpecuniary factor, namely social capital (SC). For these reasons, this paper empirically investigates the role played by SC in interprovincial selective migration, considering migrants according to two education levels using data on 103 Italian provinces (2004–2012). The main findings reveal that provincial SC mainly contributes to reducing the migration flows of low-skilled individuals, albeit while also deterring the emigration of high-skilled individuals. Control variables confirm that better income conditions represent an important determinant of high-skilled migrants most likely because they seek to earn more, while better socioeconomic conditions such as labour market efficiency mostly influence those with a lower level of education.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21681376.2023.2205501Interprovincial migrationsocial capitalselective migrationhuman capitalItalian provinces |
| spellingShingle | Dario D’Ingiullo Iacopo Odoardi Davide Quaglione Stay or emigrate? How social capital influences selective migration in Italy Regional Studies, Regional Science Interprovincial migration social capital selective migration human capital Italian provinces |
| title | Stay or emigrate? How social capital influences selective migration in Italy |
| title_full | Stay or emigrate? How social capital influences selective migration in Italy |
| title_fullStr | Stay or emigrate? How social capital influences selective migration in Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stay or emigrate? How social capital influences selective migration in Italy |
| title_short | Stay or emigrate? How social capital influences selective migration in Italy |
| title_sort | stay or emigrate how social capital influences selective migration in italy |
| topic | Interprovincial migration social capital selective migration human capital Italian provinces |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21681376.2023.2205501 |
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