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which it delivers distinctive testable predictions on the sign and direction of convergence. We then use the World Value …
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The paper reviews recent literature on the economics of migration and diasporas, focusing on economic gains and opportunities that these diasporas could represent for home countries. In addition, the paper discusses policies aimed at leveraging this "diaspora capital".
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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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We analyze the long-run evolution of populism and explore the role of globalization in shaping such evolution. We use …-weighted average of populism scores of all parties) measures of the extent of populism. We show that levels of populism in the world … globalization shocks in a way which is closely linked to the skill structure of these shocks. Imports of low-skill labor intensive …
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We build a stylized model that captures the relationships between cross-border patenting, globalization, and … strong, positive impact of policy and globalization on cross-border patent flows, especially from North to South. A … gaining more than North post-2000, thus lowering real income inequality in the world. …
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We develop a quantitative spatial equilibrium model with endogenous migration and remittance decisions within households to examine the joint effect of migration and remittances on economic development. We apply the model to internal migration in China. Counterfactual analysis of the calibrated...
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This paper looks at the effect of the relatedness of two countries, measured by their genetic distance, on educational migrant selection. We analyze bilateral country-level education-specific migration stocks from 85 sending countries to the 15 main destination countries in 2000 and show that...
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with the World Bank’s Global Bilateral Migration Database. Overall, our results suggest little evidence that natural …
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This paper examines the impact of Brexit on international student migration. In a structural gravity model, we estimate student migration between 69 countries for counterfactual scenarios in which the United Kingdom leaves the European Union one year before the referendum. This exercise reveals...
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This paper examines the relationship between international migration and source country fertility. The impact of international migration on source country fertility may have a number of causes, including a transfer of destination countries’ fertility norms and an incentive to acquire more...
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