skilled migration, it provides evidence that controls for migration age in order to distinguish between those educated in the …

assuage fears of reverse causality between migration and human capital formation. The results highlight a significant impact … of European Union accession on human capital formation indicating that the prospect of migration can indeed fuel skill … formation even in the context of middle-income economies. And, if accompanied by policies to promote return migration, as well …

"Docquier and Rapoport focus on the consequences of skilled migration for developing countries. They first present new … evidence on the magnitude of migration of skilled workers at the international level and then discuss its direct and indirect … implications, with emphasis on migration and education policy in a context of globalized labor markets. This paper--a product of …

migration by country of origin and education level. An exception is the paper by Carrington and Detragiache (1998), which … provided skilled migration rates for 61 developing countries in 1990. This study relies on a set of tentative assumptions. For … migration rates, to test for the (push and pull) determinants per skill group, to evaluate the growth effects of migration on …

proposals to open international labor markets to allow for the temporary economic migration of low-skilled workers from … from migrants to their communities of origin underscores this aspect of migration. However, migration can also transform … returns to investment in human capital. The author explores the relationship between temporary economic migration and …

"Institutions are a major field of interest in the study of development processes. The authors contribute to this … discussion concentrating our research on political institutions and their effect on the non-income dimensions of human … performance of democracy is rather independent of the circumstances. However, democracy leads to more redistribution in favor of …