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Table 3 Impacts of PPP and wage ratio on intended migration duration at arrival

From: Source country characteristics and immigrants’ optimal migration duration decision

 (A) Effect of log(PPP)

 
 

Specification 1

Specification 2

Specification 4

Specification 5

Duration of residence = 0

Age

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

20

-18.048

5.705 *

-25.378

4.176 ***

-7.584

7.115

-3.765

6.858

25

-21.024

4.419 **

-25.378

4.176 ***

-10.735

6.066

-7.086

6.241

30

-23.999

3.286 ***

-25.378

4.176 ***

-13.886

5.075 *

-10.407

5.720

35

-26.975

2.523 ***

-25.378

4.176 ***

-17.038

4.184 **

-13.728

5.322 *

40

-29.950

2.495 ***

-25.378

4.176 ***

-20.189

3.471 **

-17.049

5.077 **

45

-32.926

3.222 ***

-25.378

4.176 ***

-23.340

3.064 ***

-20.369

5.007 **

Duration of residence = 20

Age

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

40

0.983

5.788

-3.871

3.062

9.277

8.539

12.270

6.317

45

-1.993

4.381

-3.871

3.062

6.126

7.498

8.949

5.416

50

-4.968

3.029

-3.871

3.062

2.975

6.505

8.949

5.416

55

-7.944

1.860 **

-3.871

3.062

-0.177

5.585

2.308

3.702

60

-10.919

1.427 ***

-3.871

3.062

-3.328

4.782

-1.013

2.942

65

-13.895

2.215 ***

-3.871

3.062

-6.479

4.164

-4.334

2.334

 B) Effect of wage ratio

 
 

Specification 1

Specification 2

Specification 4

Specification 5

Duration of residence = 0

Age

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

20

-6.928

7.020

-12.247

6.682

-7.705

12.342

-5.167

13.375

25

-6.843

7.160

-11.747

5.355

-8.043

12.182

-5.879

12.895

30

-6.758

7.606

-11.247

4.039 *

-8.381

12.144

-6.591

12.601

35

-6.673

8.309

-10.747

2.748 **

-8.719

12.229

-7.304

12.507

40

-6.589

9.210

-10.246

1.547 ***

-9.057

12.433

-8.016

12.616

45

-6.504

10.257

-9.746

0.915 ***

-9.395

12.752

-8.728

12.925

Duration of residence = 20

Age

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

Coef.

SE

40

-8.875

2.063 **

-10.246

1.547 ***

-0.262

5.729

2.817

3.240

45

-8.790

0.988 ***

-9.746

0.915 ***

-0.600

5.600

2.105

2.743

50

-8.706

1.515 **

-9.246

1.698 **

-0.938

5.734

1.393

3.111

55

-8.621

2.865 **

-8.746

2.921 *

-1.276

6.114

0.680

4.117

60

-8.536

4.327

-8.246

4.217

-1.614

6.698

-0.032

5.416

65

-8.451

5.817

-7.745

5.536

-1.952

7.439

-0.744

6.845

  1. Notes : Estimates are based on the parameters given in Table 2. A t(3) distribution is used in forming the significance levels. *** significant at 1 percent level, ** at 5 percent level, * at 10 percent level.