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 …

Theoretical and empirical research in economics suggests that bilateral migration triggers bilateral trade through a … number of channels. This paper assesses the functional form of the impact of migration on trade flows in a quasi …-experimental setting. We provide evidence that the relationship is not log-linear. In particular, at small levels of migration (stocks) the …

This paper quantitatively investigates the short- and long-run effects of liberalizing global migration on the world … distribution of income. We develop and parametrize a dynamic model of the world economy with endogenous migration, fertility and … education decisions. We identify bilateral migration costs and their legal component for each pair of countries and two classes …

migrant selection. We analyze bilateral country-level education-specific migration stocks from 85 sending countries to the 15 … migration for low-skilled migrants. Results are robust to the inclusion of sending and destination country fixed effects …

We develop a two-country, two-sector model with a continuum of workers to address the link between migration and trade … more likely to be supported by a simultaneous referendum on trade and migration than in one on trade alone? The key to our … analysis is the recognition that for free trade, migration, or trade and migration to be adopted, the relevant policy must pass …

Migration flows are shaped by a complex combination of self-selection and out-selection mechanisms. In this paper, we …-capital structure of current migration flows. Our analysis exploits a bilateral data set on international migration by educational … various determinants of migration, we find diasporas increase migration flows, lower their average educational level and lead …

per year. While not all of the affected move across borders, international migration potentially provides an adaptation … mechanism to natural hazards. The aim of this paper is to assess whether natural hazards induce international migration from a … macro perspective. We construct a stylized theoretical gravity model of migration that includes hazards as random shocks. To …

We present a theory on migration of dual-earner couples, and test it in the context of international migration. Our …

movements and entrepreneurial migration. Distinct cost-cutting and career-changing motives for entrepreneurial migration exist …