Preferences Over Foreign Migration
Testing Existing Explanations in the Gulf
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6410484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erin York (0000-0002-7746-5952, Vanderbilt University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 443-475 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8871 • E-ISSN: 1086-3338 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0043887121000253 |
| OpenAlex | W4281488103 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 39 |
Do existing theories regarding the impact of foreign migration explain preferences in non-oecd countries? The author adapts and applies explanations for opposition to migration in the Arabian Gulf, a significant region in global migration today, using a survey experiment implemented in Qatar. The results offer a rare validation of predictions from the labor market competition model, demonstrating that individual employment circumstances are important preference determinants. Additionally, while OECD citizens prefer high-skilled migrants, Qataris are indifferent about blue- versus white-collar workers. Mediation analysis suggests that this null effect is the result of competing cultural and economic concerns over the effect of differing classes of migrants on economic and social welfare. The novel context provides a critical test case of the labor market hypothesis and offers insight into how migration preferences in the Global South differ from the Western experience
Competition (biology · Context (archaeology · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Market economy · Mediation · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Test (biology · Welfare · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |