THE IMPACT OF SKILL ACQUISITION ON CHOICE OF OCCUPATION AND DESTINATION FOR MIGRANT YOUTHS IN MALAWI
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Date
2020-09-23
Authors
KAMNINGA, TONY MWENDA
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UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI
Abstract
The study examines the impact of skill acquisition on choice of destination and
occupation for migrant youth in urban Malawi. This study uses primary data collected
using a semi-structured questionnaire under the Youth, Employment and Migration
for East and Southern Africa (YEMESA) project. Drawing from multinomial logit
and probit models, the study found that having technical skills and belonging to social
groupings do not have a statistical significant effect on being an entrepreneur but they
increase the conditional probability of being employed for wage. This implies that
there is no evidence of self-selection due to technical skills among migrant youth in
urban Malawi. The study also shows that acquiring skills before migration and
perceived entrepreneurial opportunities are significant correlates in the migrant’s
decision to migrate to Zomba and Lilongwe compared to Blantyre among migrant
youth. Finally, the study also ascertain the role of information, expectations, family
and social connections in the decision to migrate as well as to integrate in urban areas
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Labour Economics