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When migrants rule: the legacy of mass migration on economic development in the US
Rodriguez-Pose, Andres; von Berlepsch, Viola - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
migration waves of the late 19th and early 20th centuries has left a legacy on the economic development of the counties where … look at the geography of migration across US counties in the 48 continental states. We then link this settlement pattern of … number of factors which may have influenced both the location of migrants at the time of migration, as well as for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084165
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In transit: The well-being of migrants from transition and post-transition countries
Nikolova, Milena; Graham, Carol - In: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 112 (2015) C, pp. 164-186
to increasing household income, migration enhances subjective well-being and satisfaction with freedom. The results are …The extant literature on migration and well-being has focused on migration's consequences for the receiving countries … Gallup World Poll data and a methodology combining statistical matching and difference-in-differences, we assess migration …
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Wages and health worker retention: Evidence from public sector wage reforms in Ghana
Antwi, James; Phillips, David C. - In: Journal of Development Economics 102 (2013) C, pp. 101-115
our attrition measure correlates strongly with aggregate migration, we interpret these results as evidence that wage … increases in Ghana improved retention mainly through reducing international migration. …
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Chapter 3. Migration and the Demographic Shift
Zaiceva, A.; Zimmermann, K.F. - In: Handbook of the economics of population aging : Volume 1, (pp. 119-177). 2016
This chapter investigates the two-way relationship between population aging and international migration. After … documenting the trends for both, we review the supply-push and demand-pull determinants of migration, focusing particularly on the … role of age and aging. We subsequently analyze the implications of migration in the context of aging for labor markets, as …
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Chapter 12. The Refugee/Asylum Seeker
Chin, Aimee; Cortes, Kalena E. - In: Handbook of the economics of international migration : …, (pp. 585-658). 2015
This chapter discusses the research in economics on refugees and asylum seekers. Section 1 describes the trends in asylum seeking by source and host country. Section 2 presents a conceptual framework on why refugees might differ from other types of immigrants, and provides a new analysis...
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Chapter 66. International Migration and the Developing World
Hanson, Gordon H. - In: Handbook of development economics : volume 5, (pp. 4363-4414). 2010
In this chapter, I discuss the recent academic research on international migration, focusing on the causes and … on immigration. My aim is to identify facts about international migration relevant to those concerned about why labor …
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Soaring Minds: The Flight of Israel’s Economists
Ben-David, Dan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007
Despite their small number, Israeli economists have become an important fixture in the international academic scene. In recent years, this phenomenon has been characterized by an additional attribute: the number of Israelis who have chosen to leave the country’s universities - or not to return...
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Brain Drained: A Tale of Two Countries
Ben-David, Dan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
This paper provides a comparative examination of how public universities in two countries, the United States and Israel, have evolved over the past few decades - and how differences between the two have culminated in a rate of academic brain drain from the latter to the former that is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656177
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Remittances, migrants' education and immigration policy: Theory and evidence from bilateral data
Docquier, Frédéric; Rapoport, Hillel; Salomone, Sara - In: Regional Science and Urban Economics 42 (2012) 5, pp. 817-828
-selective. These predictions are then tested empirically using bilateral remittance and migration data and proxy measures for the …
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Coyotes, Migration Duration, and Remittances
Ortmeyer, David L.; Quinn, Michael A. - In: Journal of Developing Areas 46 (2012) 2, pp. 185-203
The migration of Mexican immigrants to the U.S. is one of the largest bilateral migration flows in the world and … remittances from these immigrants represent a crucial source of income for Mexican households. As the United States tightens … controls on illegal migration, this may impact both migration durations and remittances. Tighter borders increase crossing …
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