Migration and social fractionalization: double relative deprivation as a behavioural link

This study proposes a link between inequality, social fractionalization and the emigration propensity of a population. By assuming that perceptions of relative deprivation may increase migration propensities, I can argue that more fractionalized societies are characterized by lower or higher emigrat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Czaika, M
Format: Working paper
Published: International Migration Institute 2011