title: [Migration as a way to spread risk within a family. The example of the Ivory Coast].
abstract: "In this paper we look at migration as a family decision of risk-sharing. The theoretical model is based on the maximisation of a joint utility function under a budget constraint which depends on the decision taken. To assess its relevance, an empirical version of this dichotomous model is estimated. Evidence from [an Ivory Coast case study] confirms some traditionally looked-at motives for migration and supports the idea of risk-sharing behaviour." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lambert
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000352:Africa, Northern; D000354:Africa, Western; D001519:Behavior; D001695:Biology; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005191:Family Characteristics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009042:Motivation; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D012106:Research; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Behavior; Biology; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Evaluation; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; French Speaking Africa; Ivory Coast; Migration--determinants; Models, Theoretical; Motivation; Population; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Research Methodology; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Western Africa