지역특성이 인구이동에 미치는 영향 : 계속이동과 회귀이동

• 영문명: The Impacts of Regional Characteristics on Population Migration : Onward - and Return - Migration
• 발행기관: 한국지역개발학회
• 저자명: 이성우(SeongWoo Lee)
• 간행물 정보: 『한국지역개발학회지』제13권 제3호, 19~43쪽, 전체 25쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 지역개발
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2001.12.30

영문 초록

Most migration analyses implicitly treat migration as if it were a once-and-for-all event Most moves, however, are repeat moves, either on to new locations or back to places where migrants lived before. Such repeat events are generally coined as onward or return migration, where the former is a sequence of moves to new locations and the latter represents a move to a previous location The purpose of this article is to extend the empirical literature on population migration by examining the effects of regional differentials on population movement between return and onward migrants. Our findings show some significant differences between return and onward migrants with respect to individual and locational characteristics. Compared with return migrants, onward migrants comprise a higher proportion of those searching for better opportunities in their response to the attractions of potential destinations. Those who overestimated the utility of the potential destination are more likely to be return migrants, taking advantage of kinship ties and location-specific amenities. We suspect that the expected difference in returns may result from a trade-off between the lower costs associated with making a return migration, the possibility of lower income levels following migration, and the help of kinship and location-specific capital in the home regions, relying upon relatives and friends for monetary or social assistance during the transition period right after migration.