Global Evidence on the Relative Importance of Nonfinancial Drivers of International Migration Intentions

Using a global, individual-level survey, this article looks at the relative importance of local amenities and political institutions while controlling for other financial nonfinancial incentives individual plans to move between countries. Although influence wages income differences has been extensively explored, less is known about specific non-income-related drivers international migration their importance. The analysis highlights that satisfaction with politics both origin destination, are important intentions. These jointly social networks explain twice as much in intention outcomes than employment-related (such difference, employment, job satisfaction), difference explaining only 5 percent 8 percent.