Determinants of international migration from the Arab Republic of Egypt
Research Abstract
International migration is a phenomenon that has positive effects in Egypt, as it reduces unemployment rates and poverty levels, and remittances from workers abroad are the most important source of foreign currency in Egypt.
Therefore, this study aims to identify the determinants of deciding to migrate from Egypt, and the determinants of intention to migrate among non-migrants, based on data of the "National Survey of International Migration" that was conducted in Egypt during 2013.
The results showed that the majority of migrants are males, more than 50% of them migrated between the ages of 20 and 40 years, the largest proportion had works in Egypt before migration, most of them belong to families residing in rural areas, and the majority of them are from the Upper Egypt region.
Using binary logistic regression models, it was found that gender and the place of residence (urban/rural) are among the most important determinants of the decision to migrate from Egypt, and that gender and age are among the most important determinants of intention to migrate from Egypt.
Research Keywords
International migration - Binary logistic regression - Current immigrant - Returning immigrant - Non-migrant - Intention to migrate - National Survey of International Migration