The statistical properties of the networks of emigrants

The Ecuadorian case

Bibliographic Data

ID9952428
AuthorsAlexandra M Espinosa (0000-0001-6033-9813, Escuela Politécnica Nacional Quito Ecuador, corresponding author), Luís Horna (0000-0002-8327-2583, Escuela Politécnica Nacional Quito Ecuador), Rodrigo Mendieta Muñoz (0000-0001-8040-9305, Universidad de Cuenca Cuenca Ecuador), Nicola Pontarollo (0000-0001-8498-0840, European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) Ispra Italy)
Year2019
Volume57
Issue4
Pages40-57
Publication date2019-01-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/imig.12547
OpenAlexW2911703834
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited38

This article shows that the threshold model appropriately analysed can explain the emigration process as a consequence of the network features, where the willingness to emigrate depends on the personal and household conditions borne by the emigrant. In such a case, the emigration process can be defined in terms of a Pólya schema, and the emigration rate converges almost surely to a random variable with a beta distribution, which fully characterizes the network (assimilation, integration, separation or marginalization). The model is applied to Ecuador, which has experienced an unprecedented wave of emigration since 1998. We show that, despite the massive exodus, the process does not constitute a diaspora, because Ecuadorians do not interact appropriately with natives

Demographic economics · Diaspora · Economics · Emigration · Geography · Sociology · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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