Macroeconomic immigration determinants: An analysis of ‘pull’ factors of international migration to South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorDinbabo, Mulugeta F.
dc.contributor.authorNyasulu, Themba
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-07T08:55:45Z
dc.date.available2019-10-07T08:55:45Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis research empirically examines the macroeconomic determinants of ‘pull’ factors of international migration in South Africa. Using the neoclassical economic model of international migration, an Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression was run on time-series data from the World Bank data base for the period 1990-2012. Relevant data from the South African Department of Home Affairs’ Annual Reports were also used. GDP per capita, inflation rate, real interest rate, employment rate and public health expenditure were found to be the key determinants which entice migrants away from their countries and direct them to “better off” destinations. The country’s public education system, on the other hand, is not a significant attraction for foreign migrants. The study concludes that the South African government urgently needs to implement not only skilled worker-attractive immigration policies but also appropriate fiscal and monetary restructuring policies aimed at growing the economy and creating employment opportunities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDinbabo, M.F. & Nyasulu, T. (2015). Macroeconomic immigration determinants: An analysis of ‘pull’ factors of international migration to South Africa. African Human Mobility Review Journal, 1(1), 27-53.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://sihma.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/AHMR-Vol-1-No-1-January-April-2015.pdf#page=30
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4974
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSIHMAen_US
dc.subjectForeignersen_US
dc.subjectMigrationen_US
dc.subjectEmploymenten_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectGovernmenten_US
dc.titleMacroeconomic immigration determinants: An analysis of ‘pull’ factors of international migration to South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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