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Table 6 Predicted intended migration durations

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

 

Turkish

Greek

Italian

Spanish

A) Duration of residence = 0

    

Age at arrival = 20

7.29

10.08

11.38

10.90

Age at arrival = 30

3.64

7.73

10.36

9.05

Age at arrival = 4

00.00

5.38

9.34

7.20

B) Duration of residence = 10

    

Age at arrival = 20

31.04

31.66

30.58

31.62

Age at arrival = 30

24.27

26.18

26.43

26.65

Age at arrival = 40

20.63

23.83

25.41

24.79

C) Duration of residence = 20

    

Age at arrival = 20

61.05

59.49

56.03

58.60

Age at arrival = 30

54.28

54.02

51.88

53.62

Age at arrival = 40

47.51

48.54

47.74

48.64

  1. Notes: Est imates are based on the parameters in specification 1 in Table 2. The predicted migrat ion durat ions are given for an immigrant who arrives in Germany in 1984 and who is unmarried.