Temporary and circular migration programs have been devised by many destination countries and supported by the European … additional reason for proposing temporary migration policies based on the characteristics of the foreign labor-effort supply. The … when temporary migration policies are adopted. -- Migration ; Exertion of effort ; Contracted Temporary Migration …

By putting together a relatively large data set on bilateral remittances of emigrants, this paper is able to shed light … on the important hypothesis of smoothing. The smoothing hypothesis is that remittances are countercyclical with respect … affirmation of smoothing is important for two reasons. First, it suggests that remittances should be placed on the list of …

flows - such as Jamaica or El Salvador - are also better off due to migration, but for a different reason: remittances. The …This paper evaluates the global welfare impact of observed levels of migration using a quantitative multi-sector model … differences, international trade, remittances, and a heterogeneous workforce. We compare welfare under the observed levels of …

outcomes of individuals. In this paper, we analyze how they affect the migration decisions of individuals over their lifecycles … this involves rural-urban, long distance, or international migration. Adaptability has a particularly strong impact on … migration for individuals with low cognitive skills, implying a strong positive selection of less educated migrants with respect …

identified causal impact of migration on innovation suggests the large inflow of foreign migrants into the US since 1965 may have …