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Migration Theory and Evidence: An Assessment

Ghatak, Subrata; Levine, Paul L - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

This paper presents a critical survey of theories of migration, their welfare and policy implications and their … empirical relevance. We also develop some extensions to the theory beginning with a general encompassing model of migration … the wage gap between an advanced and a backward region to reduce the rate of migration, follows from the standard model …

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The Rise and Fall of Regional Inequalities

Puga, Diego - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

This paper analyses how the degree of regional integration affects regional differences in production structures and income levels. With high transport costs, industry is spread across regions to meet final consumer demand. As transport costs fall, increasing returns interacting with labour...

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Globalisation and Migratory Pressures from Developing Countries: A Simulation Analysis

de Melo, Jaime; Ettinger, Charles; Faini, Riccardo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

with heterogenous households. We assume that heterogeneity and migration costs prevent households from total migration … outmigration is affected by direct measures aimed at controlling migration (aid and increased migration costs) and indirect … have a financial constraint on migration as well as situations of temporary and permanent migration. These simulations show …

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Immigration and Heterogeneous Labour in Western Germany: A Labour Market Classification Based on Nonparametric Estimation

Fröhlich, Markus; Puhani, Patrick A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper presents a methodology to identify net demand shocks as well as wage rigidities in heterogeneous labour markets on the basis of nonparametric regression. We show how this approach can be used to make suggestions for immigration policy in economies with labour market rigidities. In an...

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The Influence of Others on Migration Plans

Epstein, Gil S; Gang, Ira - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

roles ‘other people’ play in influencing an individual’s potential migration decision. In analysing the influence of others … on migration decisions, we rely on the concepts of migration networks and herd effects. …

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High Skilled Migration and the Exertion of Effort by the Local Population

Epstein, Gil S; Kunze, Astrid; Ward-Warmedinger, Melanie - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

The design of optimal immigration policy, particularly in the face of the spiraling demand for highly skilled workers, such as IT workers and engineers, is a topical issue in the policy debate as well as the economic literature. In this paper, we present empirical evidence from firm-level data...

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Voice of the Diaspora: An Analysis of Migrant Voting Behaviour

Doyle, Orla; Fidrmuc, Jan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

. These results are interpreted as indicating that migrants’ political preferences change in the wake of migration as they …

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Eastern Germany Since Unification: Wage Subsidies Remain a Better Way

Begg, David; Portes, Richard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992

In Spring 1991, we argued that the centrepiece of German policy towards unification should be a universal, temporary wage subsidy in Eastern Germany and the elimination of all other subsidies. Subsequent events have strengthened the analytical case for and practical importance of this policy....

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Mass Migration, Unions, and Fiscal Migration Policy

Gehrig, Anette; Schmidt, Christoph M; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992

result is not robust when important labour market imperfections are considered. Much of the migration literature focuses on …

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The Brain Drain: Some Evidence from European Expatriates in the US

Saint-Paul, Gilles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

This Paper uses US Census data from 1990 and 2000 to provide evidence on the labour market characteristics of European-born workers living in the US. It is found that there is a positive wage premium associated with these workers, and that the highly skilled are over-represented compared with...

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