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 …

induce income convergence in the CECs, thereby reducing potential migration. Given the similar demographic trends in both the … present EU member states and the candidate countries in Central Europe, migration and the associated labour shortages may also …

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

This paper assesses the consequences of EU enlargement for East West migration. In the theoretical part, we identify … several factors in addition to the reduction of moving costs by which EU membership influences migration. Specifically, EU … increased current migration. Additionally, casual evidence from the 1980s EU South enlargement is examined. Since then no …

migration flows between the 'old' and the 'new' member countries of the European Union. Against this background an assessment is … made of the characteristics, features and impacts of migration flows that may emerge from a further liberalization of …