GUILLOT, Michel; KHLAT, Myriam; GANSEY, Roméo; SOLIGNAC, Matthieu; ELO, Irma

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GUILLOT, Michel
Institut national d'études démographiques [INED]
University of Pennsylvania

KHLAT, Myriam
Institut national d'études démographiques [INED]

GANSEY, Roméo
World Bank

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Demography. 2023-10-01, vol. 60, n° 5, p. 1335–1357

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The migrant mortality advantage (MMA) has been observed in many immigrant-receiving countries, but its underlying factors remain poorly understood. This article examines the role of return migration selection effects in explaining the MMA among males aged 65+ using a rich, unique dataset from France. This dataset contains information on native-born and foreign-born pensioners who are tracked worldwide until they die, providing a rare opportunity to assess return migration selection effects and their impact on the MMA. Results provide evidence of substantial and systematic negative return migration selection among foreign-born males in France. Old-age returns, in particular, appear particularly affected by such selection; however, they are not frequent enough to explain the MMA at ages 65+. By contrast, returns at younger ages are much more frequent, and the MMA at ages 65+ essentially disappears once these earlier returns are considered. This study extends the literature on negative selection at return and its impact on the MMA by providing evidence that such negative selection may operate not only at older ages but throughout the life course, with impacts on the MMA that are larger than previously suggested.< Réduire

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Return migration

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Migrant mortality advantage

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Return Migration Selection and Its Impact on the Migrant Mortality Advantage: New Evidence Using French Pension Data

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