We study the interaction between the optimal immigration policy of a host country and education policy of a source … country in a model of international migration of skilled workers. Acquisition of human capital is driven by the academic and … source country, and attitudes to immigration in the host country. Of key interest are the implications for the optimal …

In this paper we highlight aspects related to the links between international migration, foreign tied aid and the … welfare state. We model migration as a costly movement from an aid-recipient developing country with low income, poor …-financing rate by the recipient country increases. When the immigration cost decreases, e.g. due to greater economic integration …

We construct a general equilibrium trade model of a two-class small open host or source country. When consumption tax … revenue finances the provision of a public good, marginal migration reduces social welfare in the source country and raises it … migration has an ambiguous impact on social welfare in either country. When tariff revenue in either country is either equally …

An important issue in public policy debates is the effect of international migration on welfare in source and host … countries. We address this issue by constructing a general equilibrium model of a two-class source or host country. Each country … analysis examines the effects of permanent migration on class, and national welfare. We show, among other things, that marginal …