Journal of Population Economics
Volume 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1139-1164

Kidnap risks and migration: Evidence from Colombia (Article)

Rodriguez C. , Villa E.*
  • a Facultad de Economía, Universidad de los Andes, Carrera 1 No. 18A-10, Bogotá, Colombia
  • b Departamento de Economía, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Carrera 7 No. 40-62, Edificio Gabriel Giraldo septimo piso, Bogotá, Colombia

Abstract

Using a unique data set from the major Colombian cities collected between 2000-2003 and with information on more than 12,000 households, this paper studies the relationship between the kidnap risk a household faces with its migration decisions. We find evidence that exposure to such risk induces households to react sending some of their members to an international destination but not necessarily to a domestic one. Estimates are robust to the inclusion of several household characteristics usual in the migration literature, other crime risks, reported feelings of insecurity of the household, and an alternative measure of kidnap risk. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.

Author Keywords

Migration Kidnaps

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DOI: 10.1007/s00148-011-0358-8
ISSN: 09331433
Cited by: 4
Original Language: English