Highly Qualified Rural Youth : why Do Young Graduates Return to Their Home Region?
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Title
Highly Qualified Rural Youth : why Do Young Graduates Return to Their Home Region?
Journal
Children's Geographies
ISSN
1473-3285
Publication state
Published
Issued date
01/2014
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
12
Number
1
Pages
70-86
Language
english
Abstract
This paper addresses the motivations underlying migration decision-making in the case of young university graduates returning to their rural home region in Switzerland. Empirical results show the joint role of social ties, living environment, and job opportunities, although the weight given to each of these factors varies between graduates. Some strategies used by the graduates to cope with a limited labour market are furthermore identified. I argue that internal migrations are far from being the sole consequence of labour market conditions and that a greater appreciation of non-economic issues is needed.
Keywords: internal migration; return migration; brain drain; youth; highly skilled migrants
Keywords: internal migration; return migration; brain drain; youth; highly skilled migrants
Keywords
migration interne, migration de retour, brain drain, jeunesses, migrants hautement qualifiés
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