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endogeneity of migration through an instrumental variable estimation our empirical results show that international migration has a … the capital obtained from international migration only to overcome liquidity constraints for subsistence production … whereas migration itself seems to be the superior investment option compared to other productive activities such as livestock …
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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 …
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' interactions that explains how chain migration can lead to a breakdown of traditional caregiving structures while an opposing … data from Moldova and found to perform better than predictions of some established migration models. The empirical analysis … suggests that migration and staying in order to provide care are strategic complements for children of elderly parents in most …
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This paper analyses the wage premia associated with workers' occupational use of foreign languages in Germany. After eliminating time-invariant unobserved heterogeneity and other confounding factors, sizable returns of about 10 percent to applying fluent English skills are found. Returns to...
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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 …
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in their effective hours of labor when they move to the United States; (iii) migration reduces inequality, more …
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immigration on unemployment. The transitory restrictions for worker migration after the EU enlargements of 2004 and 2007 exemplify … order to account for unobserved heterogeneity as well as the potential endogeneity of migration flows and the high …
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We analyze how migration prevalence and remittances shape income distribution using novel panel data that is nationally … migration (attrition), we find that migration prevalence has increased between 2002 and 2007 reversing the unequalizing effects … inequality, and find that the regions that had the highest increase in international migration are also the regions where the …
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This article presents a new perspective on the impact of migration and remittances on labour market participation and … education are affected by migration. Based on household survey data from Moldova, our results challenge the assertion that those …
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intensive investment) and labor thinning (net out-migration). I propose a constant-returns neoclassical model of economic …
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