Migration of Graduates Within a Sequential Decision Framework: Evidence from Poland

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this paper is to identify the main drivers of highly skilled migration between regions. We argue that the spatial mobility of individuals should not be considered in terms of one-off displacements, but rather as a sequence of migration decisions within a certain time period. The important context of the research is provided by the economic transformation of Poland, accompanied by the growing demand for education, and the lack of well-established patterns of graduate mobility. By applying multinomial logit modelling on a unique database of Polish graduates, we find that all the tested migration strategies can be explained in terms of structural factors, human capital characteristics or aspirations/capabilities related variables.

Keywords

EN

skilled migration; graduates; sequential decision framework; aspirations; capability

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warszawski. Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Zarządzania
• Journal: Central European Economic Journal
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 48

Dates

published

2017-09-30

Contributors

other

Mikołaj Herbst

• University of Warsaw, Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG) Warsaw, Poland

other

Paweł Kaczmarczyk

• University of Warsaw, Centre of Migration Research Warsaw, Poland

other

Piotr Wójcik

• University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences Warsaw, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ceej-2017-0002