Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2020.1754267
An investigation of determinants of youth propensity to emigrate from Bosnia and Herzegovina
Selena Begović
Lejla Lazović-Pita
Velma Pijalović
Bojan Baskot
Sažetak
The tendency to leave and the actual number of people leaving
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has been increasing in the last few
years. We investigate the main determinants of people leaving
BiH, with special focus on youth. Using the newest available data
from USAID’s National Survey of Citizens Perceptions from 2017,
we investigate this issue by using probit regressions. Attitudes
and perceptions related to emigration from BiH are compared
between two groups – youth up to the age of 30 and the rest of
respondents. The analysis includes socio-demographic characteristics
of respondents, their sentiment and satisfaction with life conditions,
public services and government. The results imply that
young respondents (under the age of 30) are more likely to consider
leaving the country than older ones (above the age of 30).
The results also show a significant positive effect of dissatisfaction
with public services and high level of corruption on tendency to
leave the country. The estimation of interaction effects imply that
corruption is more prominent reason for emigration among youth
than older respondents. Hence, the main issues which should be
addressed to stop the trend of emigration are the improvement
in the quality of public services and reduction in corruption.
Ključne riječi
Propensity to emigrate; youth; survey; Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hrčak ID:
254618
URI
Datum izdavanja:
9.2.2021.
Posjeta: 717 *