Family Relations, Children and Interregional Mobility, 1970-2000

Ann-Christin Jans 2005

The objective of this paper is to examine how family unions or, more precisely, the arrival of children has influenced migration during the three last decades. Both family formation and family dissolution seem to be important factors behind migration. There is also clear evidence for lower migration rates among families with children and the number of children matters. Families with two children had the lowest migration rates.

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The objective of this paper is to examine how family unions or, more precisely, the arrival of children has influenced migration during the three last decades. Both family formation and family dissolution seem to be important factors behind migration. There is also clear evidence for lower migration rates among families with children and the number of children matters. Families with two children had the lowest migration rates.

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