<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this paper is to conceptualise the migration duration decision within the expected utility maximisation framework, and from that to derive and estimate an empirical proposition. For this purpose, the conceptual framework in <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="j_jeb-2017-0016_ref_025_w2aab3b7b4b1b6b1ab1ac25Aa">Kotorri (2015)</xref> is extended where households decide to return to the home country conditional on their migration duration. In the empirical analysis, the Cox proportional hazards model is employed. This analysis is the first to investigate migration duration based on a random sample stemming from the Kosovo census of population conducted in 2011. The findings suggest rather mixed support for the household approach. The hazard to return decreases with income but not nonlinearly. The results indicate that household return migration behaviour is influenced by demographic characteristics, psychic income, and political factors.</p></abstract>

The aim of this paper is to conceptualise the migration duration decision within the expected utility maximisation framework, and from that to derive and estimate an empirical proposition. For this purpose, the conceptual framework in Kotorri (2015) is extended where households decide to return to the home country conditional on their migration duration. In the empirical analysis, the Cox proportional hazards model is employed. This analysis is the first to investigate migration duration based on a random sample stemming from the Kosovo census of population conducted in 2011. The findings suggest rather mixed support for the household approach. The hazard to return decreases with income but not nonlinearly. The results indicate that household return migration behaviour is influenced by demographic characteristics, psychic income, and political factors.

The probability of return conditional on migration duration: evidence from Kosovo

Assistant Professor of Economics, Head of the Department of Economics

South East European Journal of Economics and Business

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The aim of this paper is to conceptualise the migration duration decision within the expected utility maximisation framework, and from that to derive and...

The probability of return conditional on migration duration: evidence from Kosovo

Published Online: Jan 11, 2018

Page range: 35 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jeb-2017-0016

Keywords
Return, Migration, Duration, Survival Analysis

© 2017 South East European Journal of Economics and Business

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The probability of return conditional on migration duration: evidence from Kosovo

Published Online: Jan 11, 2018

Page range: 35 - 46

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jeb-2017-0016

KeywordsReturn, Migration, Duration, Survival Analysis

© 2017 South East European Journal of Economics and Business

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Return, Migration, Duration, Survival Analysis