different levels of migration frictions. We bring the model to the data for the whole world economy at a 1º times 1º geographic … resolution. We then use the model to quantify the gains from relaxing migration restrictions as well as to describe the evolution … of the distribution of economic activity in the different migration scenarios. Our results indicate that fully …

amphasis of the rile of migration and labor mobility in this process. The effects of congestion costs, rigid wages, human …

regional allocation requires both national and international transfers. If migration is fully free across all borders, then …

While global migration is increasing, internal EU migration flows have remained low. This paper contributes to a better … understanding of the determinants and scale of European migration. It surveys previous historical experiences and empirical findings … including the recent Eastern enlargements. The determinants of migration before and after the 2004 enlargement and in the EU15 …

accommodated by a moderate wage increase and sizeable in-migration, whereas a negative shock will be accommodated by a significant … decrease in wages and moderate out-migration. The effects of shocks in a monetary union are discussed, and it is argued that …

This paper presents a critical survey of theories of migration, their welfare and policy implications and their … empirical relevance. We also develop some extensions to the theory beginning with a general encompassing model of migration … the wage gap between an advanced and a backward region to reduce the rate of migration, follows from the standard model …