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<p>This paper examines the relationship between the education level of Spanish emigrants and their destination country. Since Spanish emigrants were born under the same laws and institutions, the differences in their destination countries can be due to dissimilarities in their level of education. To explore this, we use census microdata, covering the period from 2000 to 2007, of 21 countries with Spanish emigrants. Results suggest that with low unemployment rates, English- and Spanish-speaking countries are the most likely to become the host countries for more educated individuals, regardless of their location.</p>
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This paper examines the relationship between the education level of Spanish emigrants and their destination country. Since Spanish emigrants were born under the same laws and institutions, the differences in their destination countries can be due to dissimilarities in their level of education. To explore this, we use census microdata, covering the period from 2000 to 2007, of 21 countries with Spanish emigrants. Results suggest that with low unemployment rates, English- and Spanish-speaking countries are the most likely to become the host countries for more educated individuals, regardless of their location.

Spaniards in the wider world: the role of education in the choice of destination country

Department of Economic Analysis, Faculty of Economics and Business

IZA Journal of Development and Migration

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

This paper examines the relationship between the education level of Spanish emigrants and their destination country. Since Spanish emigrants were born under...

Spaniards in the wider world: the role of education in the choice of destination country

Published Online: Jun 14, 2021

Page range: -

Accepted: Apr 19, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2021-0006

Keywords
education, migration, Spain

© 2021 Héctor Bellido et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Spaniards in the wider world: the role of education in the choice of destination country

Published Online: Jun 14, 2021

Page range: -

Accepted: Apr 19, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2021-0006

Keywordseducation, migration, Spain

© 2021 Héctor Bellido et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
education, migration, Spain