Take me "home": return migration among Germany's older immigrants.

Autor/in	Yahirun, Jenjira J.
Titel	Take me "home": return migration among Germany's older immigrants. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Bring mich 'heim': Rückwanderung älterer Einwanderer aus Deutschland.
Quelle	In: International migration, 52 (2014) 4, S. 231-254 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-7985; 1468-2435
DOI	10.1111/imig.12009
Schlagwörter	Bildungsniveau; Sozialer Faktor; Ausländer; Bürger; Italiener; Mann; Spanier; Staatsangehörigkeit; Berufliche Integration; Osteuropa; Determinante; Bildungsniveau; Herkunftsland; Europäische Union; Fremdsprachenkenntnisse; Determinante; Assimilation (Soz); Migrationshintergrund; Rückkehrbereitschaft; Staatsangehörigkeit; Ökonomische Determinanten; Berufliche Integration; Berufsausstieg; Migrationshintergrund; Altersabhängigkeit; Europäische Union; Alter Mensch; Ausländer; Bürger; Grieche; Italiener; Jugoslawe; Mann; Migrant; Spanier; Türke; Herkunftsland; Osteuropa
Abstract	This paper examines the determinants of return migration as foreign-born men approach old age in Germany. Return migration in later life engages a different set of conditions from return migration earlier on, including the framing of return as a possible retirement strategy. Using 23 years of longitudinal data from the German Socioeconomic Panel, this paper investigates how social and economic resources of immigrant men influence decisions to return 'home.' Results suggest that immigrants from former guest worker recruitment countries within the European Union are more likely to return than non-EU immigrants. In addition, return migrants are 'negatively selected' so that those with the least education and weakest attachments to the labor force are more likely to emigrate. However, findings vary greatly depending on the immigrant's age and country of origin. Results from this paper highlight the heterogeneity of older immigrants and the factors that motivate their return 'home'. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2015/1