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 …

This paper analyzes the impact of migration on destination-country corruption levels. Capitalizing on a comprehensive … find that while general migration has an insignificant effect on the destination country’s corruption level, immigration … understanding of the socio-economic implications associated with migration flows. …

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 …

An increasing international applicability of a given type of education encourages students to invest more effort when … studying. Governments, on the other hand, face an incentive to divert the provision of public education away from … internationally applicable education toward country-specific skills. This would mean educating too few engineers, economists and …

This paper looks at the impact of networks on international migration flows to OECD countries. In particular, we look … at whether diaspora effects are different across education levels and gender. Using new data allowing to include both …, unlike the preceding literature on macro determinants of international migration, we can identify the respective factors …

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 …

vote first on labour market integration and afterwards on education policy. The institutional decision on integration … influences the succeeding education policy. More surprisingly, the prospect of voting on education policy also affects the … their preferred education policy is more successful at the polls. We show how a ‘joint’ analysis of the institutional and …