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Michael J. White

Population Studies and Training Center, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA • Personal webpage
Mobility, migration and foreigners

Does grit matter for migration? The case of South Africa 2018–2020

September 23, 2025September 22, 2025 Michael J. White, Tyler W. Myroniuk, Carren Ginsburg and Chantel Pheiffer
Africa, immigration, South Africa, Work

Michael J. White, Tyler W. Myroniuk, Carren Ginsburg, and Chantel Pheiffer examine the question of whether migrants in the South African context (2018–2020, rural-to-urban migration) have more “grit”— perseverance in … Read more

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