International Migration, Transfers of Norms and Home Country Fertility

Beine, Michel;Docquier, Frédéric;Schiff, Maurice
(2008) , 35 pages

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  • Beine, MichelUniversité du Luxembourg
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  • Docquier, FrédéricUniversité Catholique de Louvain
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  • Schiff, Maurice
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This paper examines the relationship between international migration and source country fertility. The impact of international migration on source coun- try fertility may have a number of causes, including a transfer of destination countries' fertility norms and an incentive to acquire more education. We pro- vide a rigorous test of the di¤usion of fertility norms using original and detailed data on migration. Our results provide evidence of a strong transfer of fertility norms from migrants to their country of origin.
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Beine, M., Docquier, F., & Schiff, M. (2008). International Migration, Transfers of Norms and Home Country Fertility (ECON Discussion Papers 2008-43). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/249585