In this paper we study theoretically and empirically the role of the interaction between skilled migration and … extent of which depends on the level of IPRs protection in the sending country. We argue this to come from a diaspora channel … more likely for diaspora gains to dominate, thus facilitating a potential net brain gain. Our main theoretical insights are …

Recent theoretical studies suggest that migration prospects can raise the expected return to human capital and thus … impact of brain drain migration on gross (pre-migration) human capital formation in developing countries. We found a positive … effect of skilled migration prospects on human capital growth in a cross-section of 127 developing countries, with an …

We investigate the relationship between remittances and migrants' education both theoretically and empirically, using … original bilateral remittance data. At a theoretical level we lay out a model of remittances interacting migrants' human … between remittances and migrants' education is ambiguous and depends on the immigration policy conducted at destination. The …

somewhat controversial. The most recent literature has focused on the link between skilled out-migration and educational … home thanks to a relatively larger flow of remittances. Skilled migrants typically earn relatively more and, ceteris … flow of remittances from skilled migrants. Hence, the sign of the impact of the brain drain on total remittances is an …

large rise in remittances, and an increased flow of skilled migration. However, recent literature based on cross …Two of the most salient trends surrounding the issue of migration and development over the last two decades are the …-country regressions has claimed that more educated migrants remit less, leading to concerns that further increases in skilled migration …

of remittances it considers include migration levels or rates, migrants’ education level, and source countries’ income … migration. Moreover, as predicted by our model, remittances increase with source countries’ level and rate of migration … migrants send home. This paper examines whether remittances actually increase with migrants’ education level. The determinants …

educational upgrading of emigrants after migration. We do so by combining our survey data on current, return and non-migrants with … of those left behind. Alternative channels (namely remittances, family disruption, and general equilibrium effects at the … substantial human capital gains from allowing free migration and encouraging return migration. …

to assess the extent of emigration and return migration among the very highly skilled, and to analyze, at the … microeconomic level, the determinants of these migration choices. Although we estimate that the income gains from migration are very … different countries. Overall the data show a relatively limited role for income maximization in distinguishing migration …

images of extremely negative impacts on developing countries. Recent discussions of brain gain, diaspora effects, and other … advantages of migration have been used to argue against this, but much of the discussion has been absent of evidence. This paper … between skilled and unskilled migration? 5) What makes brain drain more likely? 6) Does brain gain exist? 7) Do high …

' motivations to become nurses and to what extent their choices were affected by the possibility of international migration. The … number of nursing graduates rose, resulting in brain gain. However, policies promoting the migration of skilled workers such …