From: Does intermarriage change migrants’ preferences for the home country?
a) Male | |||||||||
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Married | |||||||||
Before moving to Germ | Before entering SOEP | After entering SOEP | |||||||
German spouse | Non-German spouse | ∆ | German spouse | Non-German spouse | ∆ | German spouse | Non-German spouse | ∆ | |
Average intentions | 0.56 | 0.73 | 0.17 | 0.47 | 0.67 | 0.21 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.03 |
(0.41) | (0.36) | (0.41) | (0.36) | (0.36) | (0.37) | ||||
Average remittances | 0.19 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
(0.23) | (0.30) | (0.27) | (0.29) | (0.12) | (0.18) | ||||
Return migrants | 0.29 | 0.39 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.03 |
(0.46) | (0.49) | (0.24) | (0.39) | (0.19) | (0.25) | ||||
Observations | 28 | 617 | 98 | 619 | 54 | 138 | |||
b) Female | |||||||||
Married | |||||||||
Before moving to Germ | Before entering SOEP | After entering SOEP | |||||||
German spouse | Non-German spouse | ∆ | German spouse | Non-German spouse | ∆ | German spouse | Non-German spouse | ∆ | |
Average intentions | 0.47 | 0.75 | 0.28 | 0.38 | 0.68 | 0.30 | 0.36 | 0.62 | 0.26 |
(0.41) | (0.35) | (0.41) | (0.37) | (0.37) | (0.37) | ||||
Average remittances | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.04 | −0.04 |
(0.14) | (0.19) | (0.10) | (0.18) | (0.23) | (0.11) | ||||
Return migrants | 0.11 | 0.36 | 0.25 | 0.09 | 0.19 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.06 |
(0.32) | (0.48) | (0.29) | (0.40) | (0.20) | (0.30) | ||||
Observations | 19 | 692 | 44 | 562 | 25 | 119 |