Migration among East and Southeast Asian Economies

Eric FONG, Kumiko SHIBUYA, Xi CHEN

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Abstract

Conventional studies focus on why migration occurs between a particular pair of places. Our study asks a different question: what characteristics of the origin and destination places can explain migration flows between any two places in a region. Our study explores how economic, political, and geographic factors influence bilateral migration flows within a region in which various countries are increasingly being integrated into the regional as well as into the global economy. Drawing from diverse data sources, we explore migration flows among various economies in East and Southeast Asia between 2000 and 2005 and 2005 and 2010. Our analyses yielded two major findings. First, the relationship between economic factors and the volume of migration flows depends on the overall economy in the region. Second, the findings reveal a consistently robust and significant relationship between geographic proximity and migration flow. Implications of these findings are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)69-84
Number of pages16
JournalInternational Migration
Volume58
Issue number4
Early online date19 Nov 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2020
Externally publishedYes

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