Determinants of migration flow by educational level: OLS and Heckman regressions
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ln(flow ijt) | Ln(flow ijt) | Ln(flow ijt) | Ln(flow-iprim ijt) | Ln(flow-prim ijt) | Ln(flow-sec ijt) | Ln(flow-ter ijt) | |
| Low-skilled | High-skilled | ||||||
| Method | OLS | OLS | Heckman | Heckman | Heckman | Heckman | Heckman |
| Ln migrant networks ij(t-1) | 0.74*** | 0.76*** | 0.75*** | 0.94*** | 0.76*** | 0.66*** | 0.38*** |
| (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.02) | |
| Ln distance ij | −0.20*** | −0.25*** | −0.20*** | 0.04 | −0.05 | −0.23*** | −0.51*** |
| (0.04) | (0.05) | (0.04) | (0.05) | (0.04) | (0.03) | (0.04) | |
| Ln pcGDP i(t-1) | −0.67*** | −0.59** | −0.63*** | −0.09 | −0.14 | −1.46*** | −0.40 |
| (0.23) | (0.30) | (0.23) | (0.29) | (0.32) | (0.28) | (0.31) | |
| Ln pcGDP j(t-1) | 0.01 | 0.24 | 0.03 | −0.08 | 0.33 | 0.34 | −0.23 |
| (0.22) | (0.29) | (0.22) | (0.28) | (0.31) | (0.28) | (0.32) | |
| FE i | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| FE j | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| FE t | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cluster ij | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Rho | 0.20*** | 0.30*** | 0.40*** | 0.31 *** | 0.46*** | ||
| (0 .03) | (0.04) | (0.04) | (0.03) | (0.03) | |||
| Mills Inverse - VIF | 2.07 | 3.17 | 4.44 | 3.64 | 4.12 | ||
| R2 | 0.87 | 0.84 | |||||
| Uncensored Observations | 6.566 | 5.759 | 4.942 | 5.794 | 5.091 | ||
| Observations | 6.566 | 7.020 | 7.020 | 7.020 | 7.020 | 7.020 | 7.020 |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ln(flow ijt) | Ln(flow ijt) | Ln(flow ijt) | Ln(flow-iprim ijt) | Ln(flow-prim ijt) | Ln(flow-sec ijt) | Ln(flow-ter ijt) | |
| Low-skilled | High-skilled | ||||||
| Method | OLS | OLS | Heckman | Heckman | Heckman | Heckman | Heckman |
| Ln migrant networks ij(t-1) | 0.74*** | 0.76*** | 0.75*** | 0.94*** | 0.76*** | 0.66*** | 0.38*** |
| (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.02) | (0.02) | |
| Ln distance ij | −0.20*** | −0.25*** | −0.20*** | 0.04 | −0.05 | −0.23*** | −0.51*** |
| (0.04) | (0.05) | (0.04) | (0.05) | (0.04) | (0.03) | (0.04) | |
| Ln | −0.67*** | −0.59** | −0.63*** | −0.09 | −0.14 | −1.46*** | −0.40 |
| (0.23) | (0.30) | (0.23) | (0.29) | (0.32) | (0.28) | (0.31) | |
| Ln | 0.01 | 0.24 | 0.03 | −0.08 | 0.33 | 0.34 | −0.23 |
| (0.22) | (0.29) | (0.22) | (0.28) | (0.31) | (0.28) | (0.32) | |
| FE i | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| FE j | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| FE t | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cluster ij | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Rho | 0.20*** | 0.30*** | 0.40*** | 0.31 *** | 0.46*** | ||
| (0 .03) | (0.04) | (0.04) | (0.03) | (0.03) | |||
| Mills Inverse - VIF | 2.07 | 3.17 | 4.44 | 3.64 | 4.12 | ||
| R2 | 0.87 | 0.84 | |||||
| Uncensored Observations | 6.566 | 5.759 | 4.942 | 5.794 | 5.091 | ||
| Observations | 6.566 | 7.020 | 7.020 | 7.020 | 7.020 | 7.020 | 7.020 |
Note(s): Robust standard errors in parentheses
***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1
Selection equation: pbf_educ_tot = Ln migrant networks ij(t-1) Ln distance ij Ln pcGDP i(t-1) Ln pcGDP j(t-1) i.year i.J
Source(s): Table created by authors
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