Education Mismatch and Return Migration in Egypt and Tunisia

The objective of this paper is to shed light on the issue of education mismatch in the context of return migration in Egypt and Tunisia. Using data on both return and non-migrants in Egypt and Tunisia, we analyze the skills that migrants acquire before and during migration and the way these skills a...

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Egile Nagusiak: David, Anda, Nordman, Christophe J.
Formatua: Article ou chapitre numérique
Hizkuntza:Anglais
Argitaratua: Espace populations sociétés 2017
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Sarrera elektronikoa:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Gaia:The objective of this paper is to shed light on the issue of education mismatch in the context of return migration in Egypt and Tunisia. Using data on both return and non-migrants in Egypt and Tunisia, we analyze the skills that migrants acquire before and during migration and the way these skills are used upon return. We find evidence of education mismatch, especially in Tunisia. Finally, we estimate the determinants of education mismatch on the Egyptian and Tunisian labour markets and find a significant positive effect of return migration on the probability of being overeducated.