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The Dynamic Implications of Liberalizing Global Migration

Delogu, Marco - 2014

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 … are gradual and cumulative. In case of a complete liberalization, the world average level of GDP per worker increases by …

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On the Political Economy of High Skilled Migration and International Trade

Bougheas, Spiros; Nelson, Douglas - 2021

We develop a two-country, two-sector model with a continuum of workers to address the link between migration and trade where policy is determined by a simple referendum. In particular, we address two questions. First, are states already in free trade areas more likely to support full integration...

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On the Economics and Politics of Refugee Migration

Dustmann, Christian - 2016

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of refugee migration, with emphasis on the current refugee crisis. After first reviewing the institutional framework laid out by the Geneva Convention for Refugees, we demonstrate that, despite numerous attempts at developing a common European asylum...

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International Migration of Skilled Workers with Endogenous Policies

Djajic, Slobodan - 2014

country in a model of international migration of skilled workers. Acquisition of human capital is driven by the academic and … production function for human capital, the country's emigration rate, and the international wage differential. We use the model …

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Workers without Borders? Culture, Migration and the Political Limits to Globalization

Jain, Dr. Sanjay; Majumdar, Sumon; Mukand, Sharun - 2021

This paper examines the role of cultural factors in driving the politics and shape of migration policy. We show that there exists a broad political failure that results in inefficiently high barriers restricting the import of temporary foreign workers and also admitting an inefficiently large...

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Are Migration Policies that Induce Skilled (Unskilled) Migration Beneficial (Harmful) for the Host Country?

Michael, Michael S. - 2021

and unskilled, and international capital mobility. The paper examines the effect of government policies - which change the …

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Fiscal and Migration Competition

Razin, Assaf - 2010

It is often argued that tax competition may lead to a ‘race to the bottom'. This result may indeed hold in the case of factor mobility (such as capital). However, in this paper we emphasize the unique feature of labor migration, that may nullify the'race to the bottom' hypothesis. Labor...

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