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Youth Migration Aspirations in Georgia and Moldova

Christina Diane Bastianon

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Inequalitymedia_common.quotation_subjectRefugeeRomanian05 social sciencesGeography Planning and Development0507 social and economic geographySample (statistics)Affect (psychology)language.human_language0506 political scienceGeorgianProbit model050602 political science & public administrationlanguageDemographic economicsSociology050703 geographyDemographymedia_common

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This study investigates in what ways individual and household capabilities and their general life aspirations affect migration aspirations in particular, among Georgian and Moldovan youth. The utilized sample was extracted from nationally representative surveys and considers youth aged 11 to 19 (N=3,583). Multi-level, step-wise probit models are used to predict youth migration aspirations. Among the findings are that individual capabilities, aspirations, and household capabilities significantly impact youth migration aspirations, while household aspirations are statistically insignificant. The results further emulate the importance of residential satisfaction, the effects of gendered social norms and inequalities on youth migration aspirations.

https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v16i1.596