Migration as a Consumption Activity

Bibliographic Data

ID9952497
AuthorsSuzanne Wallace (Central College, corresponding author), Suzanne B Wallace, Charles Delorme (University of Georgia), Jr Charles D DeLorme, David R Kamerschen (University of Georgia)
Year1997
Volume35
Issue1
Pages37-58
Publication date1997-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1468-2435.00003
PMID12292467
OpenAlexW2133927429
LanguageEN
Citations received2

While a generalized utility maximization approach to migration decisionmaking is not innovative, the principal extensions of this paper involve the search for an instrument capable of measuring changes in utility levels consistent with all preferences (i.e., with all forms of utility functions), requiring only data on observed behaviour. Our approach is to construct a Location-Specific Utility Index (LSUI), whose component variables serve as proxies for the arguments in [U.S.] households' utility functions.... The testable hypothesis is formulated as follows: Assuming constant household preferences and expansion of the household's feasible set over time, the household's utility level is greater following the migration decision.... The results are compared with the households' migration decisions. The empirical evidence shows that migration may reasonably be modelled as a consumption activity by households to maximize utility." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA)

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