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Does exposure to books foster a taste for spatial mobility? Home library size in childhood and adult migration intentions

Brunarska, Zuzanna; Ivlevs, Artjoms

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Zuzanna Brunarska



Abstract

Does exposure to books in childhood encourage adult migration? We contend that it does—through reading, which provides a simulative experience and arouses readers’ curiosity, as well as raising their openness to new experiences, awareness of opportunities in other places, and confidence in social situations, all of which foster migration intentions. Using data from the Life in Transition-III Survey, we find that the number of books in a childhood home is positively related to adult migration intentions. This relationship holds after controlling for a set of socio-economic characteristics, including individual and parental education. We also show that the book effect increases with the respondents’ level of education.

Citation

Brunarska, Z., & Ivlevs, A. (in press). Does exposure to books foster a taste for spatial mobility? Home library size in childhood and adult migration intentions. Migration Studies, https://doi.org/10.1093/migration/mnae011

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 5, 2024
Online Publication Date Apr 2, 2024
Deposit Date Mar 21, 2024
Publicly Available Date Apr 17, 2024
Journal Migration Studies
Print ISSN 2049-5838
Publisher Oxford University Press (OUP)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/migration/mnae011
Keywords Geography, Planning and Development, Demography
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11834983

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