Outputs (42)

Does health affect attitudes towards immigration? (2024)
Journal Article

Does poor health lead to more negative attitudes towards immigration? Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (1999-2021) and the European Social Survey (2002-2021), I find that poorer subjective health, disability, as well as longstanding ph... Read More about Does health affect attitudes towards immigration?.

Does exposure to books foster a taste for spatial mobility? Home library size in childhood and adult migration intentions (2024)
Journal Article

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

Forced displacement and subsequent generations’ migration intentions: Intergenerational transmission of family migration capital (2023)
Journal Article

A growing body of evidence for the ‘family migration capital’ hypothesis–whereby migration experience in a family leads to a greater propensity to move among migrants’ descendants–has so far relied on accounts of any migration experience, including v... Read More about Forced displacement and subsequent generations’ migration intentions: Intergenerational transmission of family migration capital.

Does the emerging middle class support democracy? A comparative analysis of China, countries with authoritarian political regimes and recent post-socialist democracies (2023)
Journal Article

Does the emerging middle class support democracy? This study provides a comparative analysis of political attitudes, actions, and preferences of the middle class in China, other countries characterized by authoritarian political regimes/tendencies (R... Read More about Does the emerging middle class support democracy? A comparative analysis of China, countries with authoritarian political regimes and recent post-socialist democracies.

Family influences on migration intentions: The role of past experience of involuntary immobility (2022)
Journal Article

The article examines the relationship between past experience of involuntary immobility in a family and the current migration intentions of its members. While family migration experience has been shown to be positively related to migration intentions... Read More about Family influences on migration intentions: The role of past experience of involuntary immobility.

Do international tourist arrivals change residents’ attitudes towards immigration? A longitudinal study of 28 European countries (2022)
Journal Article

Can international tourist arrivals change residents’ attitudes towards immigrants and immigration? We discuss possible underlying mechanisms and provide the first evidence on this question using data from the European Social Survey (2002–2019; n=333,... Read More about Do international tourist arrivals change residents’ attitudes towards immigration? A longitudinal study of 28 European countries.

Does emigration affect pro-environmental behaviour back home? A long-term, local-level perspective (2020)
Journal Article

This study provides novel evidence on the effects of emigration on pro-environmental behaviour back home. Focusing on the seven successor states of former Yugoslavia, I explore the relationship between people’s present-day pro-environmental action an... Read More about Does emigration affect pro-environmental behaviour back home? A long-term, local-level perspective.

Former Communist party membership and present-day entrepreneurship (2020)
Journal Article

After the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, former party members were particularly likely to start businesses and become entrepreneurs. What remains unclear, however, is whether this entrepreneurial activity was driven by the resou... Read More about Former Communist party membership and present-day entrepreneurship.

Does emigration affect political and institutional development in migrants’ countries of origin? (2019)
Book Chapter

Recent literature suggests that emigration can affect political and institutional outcomes (voting in elections, government accountability, voting for pro-democratic parties, prevalence of democracy, extent of corruption, involvement in and tolerance... Read More about Does emigration affect political and institutional development in migrants’ countries of origin?.

Are IDPs satisfied with the quality of public health and education services they receive? A long-term perspective from urban areas in the post-socialist countries (2019)
Report

Can labor emigration affect education of girls? Evidence from Tajikistan (2019)
Journal Article

This study examines how large-scale, predominantly male emigration affects the education of girls staying in Tajikistan, the poorest post-Soviet state and one of the most remittance-dependent economies in the world. Using data from a three-wave house... Read More about Can labor emigration affect education of girls? Evidence from Tajikistan.

To Europe or Not to Europe? Migration and Public Support for Joining the European Union in the Western Balkans (2019)
Journal Article

© The Author(s) 2019. For decades, countries aspiring to join the European Union (EU) have been linked to it through migration. Yet little is known about how migration affects individual support for joining the EU in prospective member states. We exp... Read More about To Europe or Not to Europe? Migration and Public Support for Joining the European Union in the Western Balkans.

Emigration and alcohol consumption among migrant household members staying behind: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Despite the growth of alcohol consumption and international migration in many developing countries, the links between the two remain underexplored. We study the relationship between emigration of household members, receiving remit... Read More about Emigration and alcohol consumption among migrant household members staying behind: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan.

Micro-entrepreneurship and subjective well-being: Evidence from rural Bangladesh (2018)
Journal Article

© 2019 The Authors Microcredit has long been hailed as a powerful tool to promote livelihoods and reduce poverty through entrepreneurship. However, its impacts on people's subjective well-being remain underexplored. We present a unified theoretical f... Read More about Micro-entrepreneurship and subjective well-being: Evidence from rural Bangladesh.

Emigration, remittances, and the subjective well-being of those staying behind (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, The Author(s). We offer the first global perspective on the well-being consequences of emigration for those staying behind using several subjective well-being measures (evaluations of best possible life, positive affect, stress, and depressio... Read More about Emigration, remittances, and the subjective well-being of those staying behind.

Former Communist party membership and bribery in the post-socialist countries (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Association for Comparative Economic Studies We study the effect of former Communist party membership on paying bribes to public officials and motivations for bribery, 25 years after the fall of communist rule. Data come from a large represent... Read More about Former Communist party membership and bribery in the post-socialist countries.

Adverse welfare shocks and pro-environmental behavior: Evidence from the global economic crisis (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 International Association for Research in Income and Wealth This paper examines the effects of the 2008–9 global economic crisis on people's pro-environmental behavior and willingness to pay for climate change mitigation. We hypothesize that t... Read More about Adverse welfare shocks and pro-environmental behavior: Evidence from the global economic crisis.

Beyond conflict: Long-term labour market integration of internally displaced persons in post-socialist countries (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier Inc. The break-ups of the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia were accompanied by some of the worst military conflicts in modern history, claiming lives of thousands of people and forcibly displacing millions. We study how people displ... Read More about Beyond conflict: Long-term labour market integration of internally displaced persons in post-socialist countries.

Local-level immigration and life satisfaction: The EU enlargement experience in England and Wales (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017, © The Author(s) 2017. The 2004 European Union enlargement resulted in an unprecedented wave of 1.5 million workers relocating from Eastern Europe to the UK. We study the links between this migrant inflow and life satisfaction of native reside... Read More about Local-level immigration and life satisfaction: The EU enlargement experience in England and Wales.

Does emigration reduce corruption? (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017, The Author(s). We study the effects of emigration on bribery experience and attitudes towards corruption in the migrants’ countries of origin. Using data from the Gallup Balkan Monitor survey and instrumental variable analysis, we find that h... Read More about Does emigration reduce corruption?.

What do unions do in times of economic crisis? Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. Over the last two decades, trade union membership in Central and Eastern Europe has been in continuous decline, and unions in the region are generally considered weak. However, little is known about the actual relevance... Read More about What do unions do in times of economic crisis? Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe.

Happy Hosts? International Tourist Arrivals and Residents’ Subjective Well-being in Europe (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. While there has been a growing interest in the relationship between perceived tourism impacts and residents’ quality of life, little is known about how residents’ well-being is affected by actual tourist arrivals. This a... Read More about Happy Hosts? International Tourist Arrivals and Residents’ Subjective Well-being in Europe.

Remittances and informal work (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016, © Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of remittances on informal employment in the migrants’ countries of origin, looking both at the remittance-receiving and non-migrant households. D... Read More about Remittances and informal work.

Kosovo - Winning its Independence but Losing its People? Recent Evidence on Emigration Intentions and Preparedness to Migrate (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 International Organization for Migration. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in February 2008, but substantial proportions of its population are expressing their lack of confidence by preparing to emigrate. In this paper, we present... Read More about Kosovo - Winning its Independence but Losing its People? Recent Evidence on Emigration Intentions and Preparedness to Migrate.

Sample selection and bribing behaviour: Evidence from post-socialist countries and Western Europe (2015)
Journal Article

We study the individual-level determinants of bribing public officials. Particular attention is paid to the issue of respondents’ non-random selection into contact with public officials, which may result in biased estimates. Data come from the 2010 L... Read More about Sample selection and bribing behaviour: Evidence from post-socialist countries and Western Europe.

Happy Moves? Assessing the Link between Life Satisfaction and Emigration Intentions (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. It has been shown that higher levels of subjective well-being lead to greater work productivity, better physical health and enhanced social skills. Because of these positive externalities, policymakers across the world... Read More about Happy Moves? Assessing the Link between Life Satisfaction and Emigration Intentions.

Global economic crisis and corruption (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York. We study the effects of the 2008–2009 global economic crisis on the household experience of bribing public officials. The data come from the Life in Transition-2 survey, conducted in 2010 in 30 post-s... Read More about Global economic crisis and corruption.

2004 Minority Education Reform and pupil performance in Latvia (2014)
Journal Article

One quarter of all schoolchildren in Latvia go to the publicly funded minority (predominantly Russian) schools. In 2004, the language of instruction in minority schools was changed from essentially minority language to a composite of 60% Latvian and... Read More about 2004 Minority Education Reform and pupil performance in Latvia.

Economic insecurity in transition: A primary commodities perspective (2014)
Journal Article

This paper studies the individual and household-level determinants of economic insecurity in post-socialist countries. Exploring subjective, backward- and forward-looking measures of economic insecurity, the paper focuses on: (1) the perceptions of p... Read More about Economic insecurity in transition: A primary commodities perspective.

Together or apart? Attitudes towards multi-ethnic state and ethnically mixed communities in post-independence Kosovo (2013)
Book Chapter

A growing body of literature has explored the impact of ethnic fractionalisation on long-term development outcomes. This chapter explores the way ethnic identities relate to the dynamics of exclusion by focusing on attitudes towards a multi-ethnic st... Read More about Together or apart? Attitudes towards multi-ethnic state and ethnically mixed communities in post-independence Kosovo.

Minorities on the move? Assessing post-enlargement emigration intentions of Latvia's Russian speaking minority (2013)
Journal Article

Are ethnic minorities more likely to emigrate from the new EU Member States? Who are the potential minority and majority migrants? This paper studies emigration intentions of the Russian speaking minority in Latvia after the 2004 EU enlargement. Usin... Read More about Minorities on the move? Assessing post-enlargement emigration intentions of Latvia's Russian speaking minority.

From immigrants to (non-)citizens: political economy of naturalisations in Latvia (2012)
Journal Article

© 2012, Ivļevs and King; licensee Springer. We study the determinants of the willingness to acquire citizenship of Latvia by ‘non-citizens’ – the former Soviet migrants and their descendants born on the territory of Latvia. The country of Latvia serv... Read More about From immigrants to (non-)citizens: political economy of naturalisations in Latvia.

Does More Schooling Make You Run for the Border? Evidence from Post-Independence Kosovo (2012)
Journal Article

Does an extra year of schooling augment one's propensity to migrate? In a naive regression, which does not account for the potential reverse causality and omitted variables, the coefficient of education is likely to be biased. To deal with the proble... Read More about Does More Schooling Make You Run for the Border? Evidence from Post-Independence Kosovo.

Ageing, Local Birth Rates and Attitudes towards Immigration:Evidence from a Transition Economy (2012)
Journal Article

Ivļevs A. Ageing, local birth rates and attitudes towards immigration:evidence from a transition economy, Regional Studies. This paper studies the links between local birth rates and individual attitudes towards immigration, focusing on Latvia - a co... Read More about Ageing, Local Birth Rates and Attitudes towards Immigration:Evidence from a Transition Economy.

Family migration capital and migration intentions (2012)
Journal Article

Does a history of migration in the family influence one's decision to move abroad? This paper argues that intergenerational transmission of 'migration capital' accumulated in the family is a significant determinant of current decisions to migrate. Us... Read More about Family migration capital and migration intentions.

The brain drain, FDI and trade: Channels and evidence (2011)
Journal Article

The impact of global economic crisis on remittances in the commonwealth of independent states (2009)
Journal Article

Two European geographers and an economist analyze the impact of the 2008-2009 global economic recession on remittances in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Drawing on balance-of-payments data as well as information on money transfers to and fro... Read More about The impact of global economic crisis on remittances in the commonwealth of independent states.

The effects of the economic downturn on migration from the New EU Member States to the United Kingdom (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The paper studies how the current economic and financial crisis affected migration flows from the new EU Member States (NMS) to the United Kingdom (UK). Using Worker Registration Scheme data, we find a strong correlation between the change in economi... Read More about The effects of the economic downturn on migration from the New EU Member States to the United Kingdom.

Labour mobility within the EU in the context of enlargement and the functioning of the transitional arrangements. Case study: Sweden (2009)
Report

We summarise the available evidence on the extent, composition and effects of migration from the NMS to Sweden after 2004. Sweden was the only EU State which in 2004 introduced the full Community rule on the free movement of labour for NMS nationals... Read More about Labour mobility within the EU in the context of enlargement and the functioning of the transitional arrangements. Case study: Sweden.

Labour mobility within the EU in the context of enlargement and the functioning of the transitional arrangements. Case study: Denmark (2009)
Report

Denmark applied gentle transition rules on migration from the NMS in May 2004 and further eased the access to its labour market in 2006 and 2007. We summarise the available evidence on the extent, composition and effects of migration from the NMS to... Read More about Labour mobility within the EU in the context of enlargement and the functioning of the transitional arrangements. Case study: Denmark.

Serving whom? Civil service reform in select Eastern European countries (2009)
Book Chapter

Happiness and the emigration decision
Other

Happy people are healthier and more creative, productive, and sociable. Because of these positive effects of happiness, it is in the interest of countries to attract and retain happy people. With respect to the decision to migrate, the central questi... Read More about Happiness and the emigration decision.