states to the UK and Ireland. This paper analyzes the impact of this migration wave on the real wages in the source countries …

International migration not only enables individuals to earn higher wages but also exposes them to new environments … caregivers in migrant households. Using unique survey data from Moldova, we find that international migration raises parental … on GDP growth shocks in the destination countries and migration networks. We conclude that aspirations are a highly …

in a migration experience, which increases the migrant's aspirations. This will induce her to invest more in the … given migration rate. We show that the optimal migration rate that maximizes the post-migration skill-rate of the population … is higher if we allow for the aspirations effect of migration. We use panel data from Indonesia to demonstrate that a …

in their effective hours of labor when they move to the United States; (iii) migration reduces inequality, more …

In this paper we study theoretically and empirically the role of the interaction between skilled migration and …

intensive investment) and labor thinning (net out-migration). I propose a constant-returns neoclassical model of economic …

Ghana, like the rest of West Africa is experiencing tremendous human migration both internally and across international … boundaries. Rural-urban migration has assumed uncontrollable dimensions in the sub-region and the social consequences have become …