How Do the Individual-level Factors Impact Labour Migration: A Case of Vietnam’s Migration

Abstract

This paper focuses on the effects of individual-level factors on labour migration in Viet Nam. In this study, the author use the descriptive statistics and quantitative methods using the Vietnam Household Living Standards Survey 2018 data. The research illustrates that the migratory probability of female is lower than male; the higher levels of education lead to increase the migratory probability of people; the married group seem to decrease in migration, while the migration of divorced group grew. Furthermore, the housing area increases higher lead to decrease in migration. 
Keywords
Migration, labour migration, individual-level factors, Vietnam

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