The human capital characteristics and household living standards of returning international migrants in Eastern and Southern Africa.

ABSTRACT: Africa's experience with return migration is not new. However, few empirical studies have examined the social and economic characteristics of returning migrants within the continent. In this study, the human capital endowments and household living standards of returning migrants in Uganda and South Africa are examined using recently available data. The study compares returnees in both countries with immigrants as well as the native-born population with no international migration experience. It also investigates how factors such as previous country of residence, year of arrival, and other demographic factors predict levels of education and living standards among returning migrants. In Uganda, the results show that recently arrived returning migrants had better educational endowments than bo

SUBMITTER: Thomas KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4068742 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature