International migration, human capital formation, and saving

Oded Stark and Agnieszka Dorn

In the model of Stark et al. (1997, 1998), the possibility of employment in a developed country raises the level of human capital acquired by workers in the developing country. We show that this result holds even when workers have the option to save. -- Human capital formation ; Savings ; Intertemporal choice ; Prospect of migrating

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Stark, Oded ; Agnieszka Dorn
Publisher:	Bonn : ZEF
Subject:	Sparen \| Savings \| Theorie \| Theory \| Humankapital \| Human capital \| Arbeitsmigranten \| Migrant workers \| Bildungsinvestition \| Human capital investment

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Extent:	Online-Ressource
Series:	ZEF discussion papers on development policy. - Bonn : ZEF, ISSN 2942-9471, ZDB-ID 2125885-5. - Vol. 174
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature
Language:	English
Notes:	Systemvoraussetzungen: Acrobat Reader
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/84793 [Handle]
Classification:	D91 - Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving ; F22 - International Migration ; J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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