their best and brightest vary substantially. The migration of skilled workers across countries tilts the deck even further … implications. Third, we review the national gatekeepers for skilled migration and broad differences in approaches used to select …

population education; better-educated migrants; and increased migration in high-skilled jobs. Four-fifths of long-run income … origin areas. Increased income from international labor migration not only benefits migrants themselves, but also fosters …

illustrative example, I estimate that migration from Mexico to the United States raises global income by an amount equivalent to …

Recent theoretical and empirical studies have emphasized the fact that the prospect of international migration … that temporary migration is widespread among highly skilled migrants (such as Eastern Europeans in Western Europe and … for return migration and which predicts who will migrate and who will return among agents with heterogeneous abilities. We …

This paper evaluates the global welfare impact of observed levels of migration using a quantitative multi-sector model … migration to a no-migration counterfactual. In the long run, natives in countries that received a lot of migration - such as … the short run the impact of migration on average welfare in these countries is close to zero, while the skilled and …

study return migration and the impact of skilled international migration on human capital stocks across countries. Return … migration is a common phenomenon, with 38% of skilled migrants returning to their origin countries within 10 years. Return … migration is significantly correlated with industry growth in the origin and destination countries, and is asymmetrically …