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Why go to France or Germany, if you could as well go to the UK or the US? Selective Features of Immigration to four major OECD Countries

Geis, Wido; Uebelmesser, Silke; Werding, Martin - CESifo - 2008

of migrants to four countries, viz. France, Germany, the UK and the US, which receive a substantial share of all … geographical and cultural, immigration policies and migrant networks. Differentiating immigrants by their educational attainments …, we observe interesting patterns in the skill composition, employment opportunities and wages for migrants to the …

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Student and Graduate Migration and its Effect on the Financing of Higher Education

Haussen, Tina; Uebelmesser, Silke - CESifo - 2014

The number of tertiary students enrolled outside their home country has almost doubled in the last decade. In higher education systems that are partly tax-funded, a country’s labor force might not be willing to subsidize the education of foreign students who can be expected to work abroad...

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Integration, Mobility, and Human Capital Formation

Haupt, Alexander; Uebelmesser, Silke - CESifo - 2010

In this note, we show that labour market integration can be a double-edged sword. In the presence of local human capital externalities, integration and the ensuing agglomeration of skilled labour can cause a decline in human capital and the total wage sum (net of education costs). In particular,...

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How do Migrants Choose their Destination Country? An Analysis of Institutional Determinants

Geis, Wido; Uebelmesser, Silke; Werding, Martin - CESifo - 2008

and unemployment benefits have positive effects on migration. Also good education and health systems tend to attract …For a long time, migration has been subject to intensive economic research. Nevertheless, empirical evidence regarding … the determinants of migration still appears to be incomplete. In this paper, we analyze the effects of socio-economic and …

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Migration and the Welfare State: The Economic Power of the Non-Voter?

Boerner, Kira; Uebelmesser, Silke - CESifo - 2005

the total effect of migration depends on the initial income distribution in the economy. Our results also contribute to …

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Voting on Labour-Market Integration and Education Policy when Citizens Differ in Mobility and Ability

Haupt, Alexander; Uebelmesser, Silke - CESifo - 2009

We analyse how institutional and political decisions are intertwined. Citizens who differ in their mobility and ability vote first on labour market integration and afterwards on education policy. The institutional decision on integration influences the succeeding education policy. More...

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