TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Saenz, Mariana
AU  - Lewer, Joshua J.
        TI  - Colombian Emigration by Administrative Regions
        PY  - 2015/Nov/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 9514
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp9514
        AB  - This article contributes to immigration literature by applying a Random Utility Maximization model to derive a migration gravity model that explains factors affecting migration outflows per administrative unit and region for the country of Colombia. Negative binomial cross-sectional estimates indicate that departments sharing an international border and overall labor market conditions are significance determinants of migration patterns for the departments, but non-economic factors such as credit constraints and cultural networks also affect migration outflows. Estimation of regional migration outflows are also provided and yield unique findings per geographic location.
        KW  - gravity model
KW  - Colombia
KW  - emigration
KW  - negative binomial regression
        ER  -