title: Temporary vs. permanent migration:  a decision theoretical approach.
abstract: "The decision problem of the guest worker as a target saver is considered.  He plans to accumulate capital in the host country for investment in the home country after return migration.  As the worker is supposed to be incompletely informed about the economic variables in the host country he might prolong his stay unexpectedly provided the economic conditions in the host country are unfavourable.  Explicit conditions for the economic variables are given such that temporary migration turns into permanent migration."
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berninghaus
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Seifert-vogt
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D003657:Decision Making; D003710:Demography; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D006280:Health Workforce; D007182:Income; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Behavior; Decision Making; Demographic Factors; Economic Conditions; Economic Factors; Human Resources; International Migration; Labor Force; Macroeconomic Factors; Microeconomic Factors; Migrants; Migration; Population; Population Dynamics; Remittances; Return Migration; Savings; Socioeconomic Factors; Temporary Migration; World