Template-type: ReDif-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Bilgili Ö. 
Author-Name: Siegel M. 
Author-workplace-name: UNU-MERIT
Title: To return permanently or to return temporarily?: Explaining migrants' intentions
Abstract: This paper studies migrants intentions to return to their origin  country by making the distinction between permanent return, temporary  return and participation in temporary return programmes. Using survey  data from first generation migrants in the Netherlands, we explore how  migrants experiences regarding both the origin and destination  countries are linked to their return intentions. We show that there are  significantly more people interested in temporary return than permanent  return. Moreover, we demonstrate that while economic integration has no  clear link with return intentions, individuals with a lower  socio-cultural integration are more likely to intend to return  permanently. We also find that social homeland engagement predicts  intentions for all types of return. Considering the potential positive  impact of temporary return on development through the transfer of  skills, financial resources and experiences, this research provides  insight into the profile of migrants who could be the target of  programmes and policies on return for development.
Keywords: International Migration; Economics of Minorities, Races, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination; Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration; 
Classification-JEL: F22; J15; O15; .
Series:  Working Papers
Creation-Date: 2014
Number: 041
File-URL: http://pub.maastrichtuniversity.nl/25e3e976-04a3-4646-be07-f9e6090a2165
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 223936
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2014041