Human capital and life satisfaction among circular migrants: an analysis of extended mobility in Europe

McGarry, Orla; Krišjāne, Zaiga; Sechi, Guido; MacÉinrí, Piaras; Bērziņš, Māris; Apsite-Berina, Elina

doi:10.1080/1369183x.2019.1679421

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“…They are revealed distinctly in places and temporalities. The studies by Staniscia et al (2019), McGarry et al (2019, and Baláž et al (2019) are pushing forward the understanding of human capital in relation to such tacit knowledge in circular migration and upon return.…”

Section: Broadening the Concept Of Human Capitalmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These databases provide unique insights into the transferability of human capital in the context of the nine project-partner countries. The papers presented in this Special Issue offer a range of methodological approaches, using qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods; a particular feature is that some papers present a pan-European analysis (Janta et al 2019;McGarry et al 2019), others a two-country comparative analysis (Staniscia et al 2019) or single country cases (Moroşanu et al 2019;Baláž et al 2019;Emilsson and Mozetič 2019;Aksakal and Schmidt 2019), probing deeper into novel questions of human capital. The two studies outside of the YMOBILITY project (Palovic, Janta, and Williams 2019; Grabowska and Jastrzębowska 2019) focus on single country cases; Slovakia and Poland, utilising multiple data sources.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Three of the papers (Janta et al 2019;Baláž et al 2019;McGarry et al 2019), examine perceptions of formal and informal human capital acquisition through intra-EU mobility, using data from a large quantitative survey. The focus here is on returnees in different contexts and human capital gains among circular migrants and other mobile groups.…”

Section: Outline Of Papersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Finally, the paper by McGarry et al (2019) investigates the specific impact of circular migration on individual human capital gains and life satisfaction. Their analysis shows that human capital gains are positive but place of residence before migration affects human capital gains for circular migrants.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Introduction to the Special Issue: European youth migration: human capital outcomes, skills and competences

Lulle

Janta

Emilsson

2019

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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Human capital has been long an exceedingly important concept in migration research. Over time there have been attempts to provide more nuanced, and less economistic interpretations of human capital. Based on outputs from the EU Horizon 2020 project YMOBILITY (2015-2018) and two additional papers, this Special Issue seeks to advance this agenda further by addressing the complexities of the mobility of human capital. Migration problematises human capital assumptions due to challenges in transferring human capital across national borders. In this introductory paper we propose rethinking the human capital of migrants in a threefold way. Firstly, we question the interpretation of skills and competences beyond the conventional divide of 'higher-skilled' and 'lower-skilled' through the concept of a 'knowledgeable migrant'. Secondly, we probe deeper into an understanding of the transferability of skills in relation to 'location', exploring the possibilities and constraints to the transfer of human capital in different spatial contexts. Thirdly, we theorise human capital in terms of new temporalities of migration and the role these play in skill acquisition. We illustrate our novel theoretical thinking with selected empirical data, both quantitative and qualitative, on youth mobility in Europe.

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Section: Broadening the Concept Of Human Capitalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Outline Of Papersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Outline Of Papersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Outline Of Papersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Introduction to the Special Issue: European youth migration: human capital outcomes, skills and competences

Lulle

Janta

Emilsson

2019

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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“…Human capital represents the education, knowledge, skills, and health embodied in the individual (OECD, 2001). This concept has been expanded to include soft skills and other work-related competencies (McGarry et al, 2021) and has been widely used to explain various well-being outcomes, including life satisfaction (e.g., Paparusso, 2019; Sakinas-Jimenez et al, 2011). The assumption here is that human capital, particularly education and work experience, improves labor market opportunities and earning prospects, and expands social networks; thus, positively contributing to well-being.…”

Section: Subjective Well-being and Life Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Life satisfaction among alumni of youth villages in Israel: A life course perspective.

Achdut¹,

Sulimani‐Aidan²,

Benbenishty³

et al. 2022

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

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Empirical evidence on life satisfaction of care leavers is scant and often based on small and nonrepresentative samples. Based on the life course perspective, this study explored the role of objective and subjective factors in explaining life satisfaction among care leavers, both general and domain-specific (work-financial-housing, social relationships-emotional state). The sample was randomly drawn from the whole population of eight graduating birth cohorts of alumni of educational residential care in Israel and consists of 2, 295 alumni (24-31 years old). The study is based on an extensive set of longitudinal administrative records combined with structured phone interviews. Bivariate analysis and multiple regression models were used to assess associations between precare context, in-care and postcare experiences and achievements with general and domain-specific life satisfaction. Gender differences were found in both domain-specific life satisfactions with men having greater satisfaction. Family background indicators were generally more predictive of general and social relationships-emotional state satisfaction. In-care experiences of peer and staff support and postcare experience of material deprivation were strong predictors of general and domain-specific life satisfaction. Postcare contacts with care staff, surprisingly, were associated with lower general satisfaction and satisfaction with social relationships-emotional state. Higher educational attainment at the end of placement and integration into postsecondary education were associated with greater general and work-financial-housing satisfaction. The effects of in-care preparation for independent adult living, employment and parenthood are not consistent across different domains of life satisfaction. Implications for policy and practice during and after care are discussed.

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Introduction to mobility China

Zhang,

Strijker,

Cai

et al. 2024

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Human capital and life satisfaction among circular migrants: an analysis of extended mobility in Europe

Cited by 7 publications

References 28 publications

Introduction to the Special Issue: European youth migration: human capital outcomes, skills and competences

Introduction to the Special Issue: European youth migration: human capital outcomes, skills and competences

Life satisfaction among alumni of youth villages in Israel: A life course perspective.

Introduction to mobility China

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