Where Do Americans Live Abroad

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11380938
AutoresBernt Bratsberg (0000-0002-6874-3412, Kansas State University, autor de correspondencia), Dek Terrell (Kansas State University)
Año1996
Volumen30
Número3
Páginas788-802
Fecha de publicación1996-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Migration Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0197-9183 • E-ISSN: 1747-7379
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/019791839603000307
PMID12292018
OpenAlexW2000090068
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas21

This article examines the factors that influence emigration of U.S. citizens. Data from a 1993 survey administered by the U.S. Department of State as part of an evacuation requirements report form the basis for the empirical analysis. The empirical analysis explains the distribution of U.S. citizens residing in 65 foreign countries in terms of economic and political characteristics of the foreign states. The study finds that U.S. citizens are more likely to reside in rich and close countries than in distant and poor countries and that the foreign country's ties to the U.S. immigrant population and the use of the English language are important determinants of where Americans settle abroad. Political conditions and U.S. military presence also influence the choice of foreign residence

Development economics · Economics · Political science · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration