Relative deprivation and migration preferences

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2014
Volume: 122
Issue: 2
Pages: 334-337

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In this letter, we overcome the existing shortages with respect to the assignment of individuals to reference groups and are the first to show that individual aversion to relative deprivation plays a decisive role in shaping migration preferences.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:122:y:2014:i:2:p:334-337
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29