Why Do Colombians Emigrate? A Departmental Analysis Based on the 2005 Census

Revista de Economía Institucional, Vol. 9, No. 16, 2007

17 Pages Posted: 27 Jun 2007

Abstract

The 2005 Census brings, for the first time, detailed information about Colombian migration flows. This paper analyses information related to Colombians living abroad, and examines the main causes of emigration. With this purpose, it calculates the emigration rate by department and uses an econometric study that differentiates between structural, cyclical and violence-related variables. The paper concludes that less-poor and better-prepared people from the most troubled departments have a higher propensity to migrate.

Keywords: international migrations, Colombia

JEL Classification: F22, O54

Suggested Citation

Khoudour-Castéras, David, Why Do Colombians Emigrate? A Departmental Analysis Based on the 2005 Census. Revista de Economía Institucional, Vol. 9, No. 16, 2007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=996661

David Khoudour-Castéras (Contact Author)

Universidad Externado de Colombia ( email )

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Colombia

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