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Title: Temporary Migrants from Egypt: How Long Do They Stay Abroad?

Author(s): Thomas Bauer and Ira Gang

Publication Date: October 1998

Keyword(s): duration of migration and return migrants

Programme Area(s): Labour Economics

Abstract: This paper analyses the determinants and timing of return migration. Special attention is given to the role of social and informational migration networks. A simple theoretical model of temporary migration demonstrates that the effect of migration networks on optimal migration duration is ambiguous. Using a sample of return migrants from six different villages in Egypt we investigate the determinants of migration duration using a flexible parametric proportional hazard model for discrete duration data. Controlling for human capital and demographic characteristics of the migrants and economic indicators for the host country, the estimation results show that informational networks have a statistically significant negative effect on migration duration.

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Bauer, T and Gang, I. 1998. 'Temporary Migrants from Egypt: How Long Do They Stay Abroad?'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=2003