Determinants of labour migration decisions : the case of East Java, Indonesia /

Syafitri, Wildan,

Determinants of labour migration decisions : the case of East Java, Indonesia / Wildan Syafitri. - 1 online resource (137 pages) : illustrations. - International labor migration ; 12 . - International labor migration ; 12. .

Includes bibliographical references.

Front cover ; Series title ; Title page ; Imprint ; ABSTRACT; ACKNOWL. EGMENTS; Content; List of Tables; List of Figures; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework ; 2.1. Theory of internal migration (Todaro model); 2.2. New Economics of Labour Migration; 2.3. The impact of form capital on migration decision; 2.4. Theories of human capital; 2.5. Network theory approach on migration decision; Chapter 3: State of Research and Hypotheses ; 3.1. Definitions of migration and migrants; 3.2. Empirical evidence regarding the decision to migrate; 3.3. Migration in and from Indonesia. 3.4. HypothesesChapter 4: Methodology ; 4.1. Conceptual framework; 4.2. Sampling frames and the selection of respondents; 4.3. Data collection; 4.3.1. Primary data; 4.3.2. Secondary data; 4.4. Methods of data analysis; 4.5. Model estimation and definition of variables; 4.5.1. Individual level analysis; 4.5.2. Village level analysis; 4.6. Methodology applied in data analysis; 4.6.1. Individual level analysis; 4.6.2. Village level analysis; 4.6.3. Result of model estimation; Chapter 5: Research Area ; 5.1. Indonesia; 5.1.1. Geographic and natural conditions; 5.1.2. Population. 5.1.3. Economic conditions5.1.4. Labour migration in Indonesia; 5.1.5. Remittances contribution to Indonesian; 5.2. East Java; 5.2.1. Geographic and natural conditions; 5.2.2. Administration; 5.2.3. Population; 5.2.4. Economic conditions; 5.2.5. Migration in East Java; 5.3. Malang District; 5.3.1. Geographic and natural conditions; 5.3.2. Population; 5.3.3. Economic conditions; 5.3.4. Migration of labour in Malang, East Java; Chapter 6: Data Analysis ; 6.1. Descriptive analysis; 6.1.1. Migrant's destinations; 6.1.2. Socio-economic characteristic of migrants and non-migrants. 6.2. Econometric analysis6.2.1. Individual level Analysis; 6.2.2. Village level analysis; 6.3. Discussion; Chapter 7: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations ; 7.1. Summary; 7.2. Conclusions; 7.3. Recommendations; References; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Appendices; Back cover.

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Labor mobility--Indonesia.
Emigration and immigration.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Labor & Industrial Relations.
Emigration and immigration.
Labor mobility.


Indonesia.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

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