Bulgarian Return Migrants: Segmentation by Accomplishment of Migration Aims
Bulgarian Return Migrants: Segmentation by Accomplishment of Migration Aims

Author(s): Venelin Boshnakov
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Sociology, Migration Studies, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Университет за национално и световно стопанство (УНСС)
Keywords: Return Migration; Migration Aims; Bulgaria
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents some preliminary results obtained during the realization of Research Project: “Return Migrants: Segmentation and Stratification of Economic Mobility” (2017-2020) supported by Grant No.DN05/6-14.12.2016 by Bulgarian Science Fund. These results have been derived from a dataset generated by a questionnaire survey among Bulgarian migrants conducted in 2017 after their return – temporary or permanent – to the home country. On the basis of the respondents’ statement that evaluates the achievement of their migration aims, possible interaction is explored between this achievement and the socio-economic profile of the interviewed migrants. For this purpose a binary logistic regression model has been estimated involving demographic, social, economic, and migration experience independent variables. The major results are discussed outlining further directions of a more comprehensive study of the determinants of the achievement of migration goals by return migrants.

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