Abstract

PAZ NOGUERA, Bayron; ALPALA RAMOS, Oscar  and  VILLOTA VIVAS, Evelyn. ANALYSIS OF VENEZUELAN MIGRATION IN THE CITY OF PASTO: CHARACTERISTICS AND PERCEPTIONS OF MIGRANTS. Tend. [online]. 2021, vol.22, n.1, pp.71-94. ISSN 0124-8693.  https://doi.org/10.22267/rtend.202102.155.

The study aims to analyze Venezuelan migration in the city of Pasto. The theoretical support analyzed the main theories that conform the economic approach of international migrations. The methodological design included the construction of a survey for the sociodemographic characterization of the population and the definition of their perceptions regarding the determinants that led them to take the decision of migrating. Among the conclusions of the study, it is highlighted that the population of Venezuelans in the city of Pasto is a significantly young group, settled in the commercial centers of the city and most of them do not come from regions near the Colombian-Venezuelan border. The jobs that most of this population in the city of Pasto is linked to are informal, mainly as street vendors and that allows them to send remittances to Venezuela. As for the determinants of the decision to migrate, according to the perception of those consulted, the greatest influence was exerted by economic factors such as inflation and food shortages in Venezuela, but other variables such as insecurity, poverty and discontent with the current government of that country also stood out.

JEL: F22; J15; J61; O15; R23

Keywords : sociodemographic characteristics; determinants of migration; venezuelan economy; international migration; Venezuela..

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