Political turmoil, economic crises, and international migration in DR Congo Evidence from event-history data (1975-2007)

Schoumaker, Bruno;Vause, Sophie;Mangalu Mobhe, Agbada José
(2010) , 49 pages

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This study documents the impact of political and economic crises in DR Congo on international migration since the mid 1970s. Using a recent longitudinal survey conducted in Kinshasa and event history models, we show that political and economic troubles have influenced migration from DR Congo. Separate models by destination show notably that political crises have had a strong impact on migration to developed countries, while both political and economic troubles influenced migration to African countries. Finally we show that migration is less selective with respect to education in times of political crises.
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Schoumaker, B., Vause, S., & Mangalu Mobhe, A. J. (2010). Political turmoil, economic crises, and international migration in DR Congo Evidence from event-history data (1975-2007) (MAFE Working Paper 2). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/62960