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The microeconomic determinants of emigration and return migration of the best and brightest : evidence from the Pacific

Gibson, John K. (contributor); … - 2009

to assess the extent of emigration and return migration among the very highly skilled, and to analyze, at the … large, not everyone migrates and many return. Within this group of highly skilled individuals the emigration decision is …

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The impacts of international migration on remaining household members : omnibus results from a migration lottery program

Gibson, John K.; McKenzie, David J.; Stillman, Steven - 2009

The impacts of international migration on development in the sending countries, and especially the effects on remaining …, leading studies which fail to adequately address them to misrepresent the impact of migration. -- Emigration ; natural …

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Remittances and the brain drain revisited : the microdata show that more educated migrants remit more

Bollard, Albert; McKenzie, David J.; Morten, Melanie; … - 2009

Two of the most salient trends surrounding the issue of migration and development over the last two decades are the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003909197

The economic consequences of "Brain Drain" of the best and brightest : microeconomic evidence from five countries

Gibson, John K.; McKenzie, David J. - 2010

-skilled emigration rates are highest. However, while economic theory suggests a number of possible benefits, in addition to costs, from … skilled emigration, the evidence base on many of these is very limited. Moreover, the lessons from case studies of benefits to … China and India from skilled emigration may not be relevant to much smaller countries. This paper presents the results of …

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Eight questions about brain drain

Gibson, John K.; McKenzie, David J. - 2011

brain drain? -- brain drain ; brain gain ; high-skilled emigration ; development …High-skilled emigration is an emotive issue that in popular discourse is often referred to as brain drain, conjuring …

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Evidence on policies to increase the development impacts of international migration

McKenzie, David J.; Yang, Dean - 2014

increasing interest in policies which can enhance the development benefits of international migration and mitigate these …

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The long-term impacts of international migration : evidence from a lottery

Gibson, John K.; McKenzie, David J.; Rohorua, Halahingano; … - 2015

We examine the long-term impacts of international migration by comparing immigrants who had successful ballot entries in a migration lottery program, and first moved almost a decade ago, with people who had unsuccessful entries into those same ballots. The long-term gain in income is found to be...

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How has COVID-19 affected the intention to migrate via the backway to Europe and to a neighboring African country? : survey evidence and a salience experiment in The Gambia

Bah, Tijan L.; Batista, Catia; Gubert, Flore; McKenzie, … - 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in border closures in many countries and a sharp reduction in overall international mobility. However, this disruption of legal pathways to migration has raised concerns that potential migrants may turn to irregular migration routes as a substitute. We examine...

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Testing classic theories of migration in the lab

Batista, Catia; McKenzie, David J. - 2021

We test different classic migration theories by using incentivized laboratory experiments to investigate how potential migrants decide between working in different destinations. We test theories of income maximization, skill-selection, and multi-destination choice as we vary migration costs,...

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Self-employment and migration

Giambra, Samuele; McKenzie, David J. - 2019

There is a widespread policy view that a lack of job opportunities at home is a key reason for migration, accompanied by suggestions of the need to spend more on creating these opportunities so as to reduce migration. Self-employment is widespread in poor countries, and faced with a lack of...

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