education are generally higher in developing (migrant-sending) than in developed (migrant-receiving) countries. However …, empirical evidence often shows the opposite. Using the case of Mexico-U.S. migration, we show that this inconsistency between … of migration. …

Statistics Finland. We analyze emigration events lasting at least five years and decompose migrant self-selection into education … positively self-selected in terms of education and earnings. We also find strong evidence of sorting: men who emigrate outside …

productivity shifts arising from migration-induced knowledge diffusion and increased workforce diversity. While we find evidence …

education, gender, age, and political preferences, changing the structure of the origin population. High emigration rates can … therefore have a systematic influence on election results. Using administrative migration and voting data, we show that counties … border and to airports to account for endogenous migration patterns. Results are robust to estimations using first …

We examine both theoretically and empirically how migration affects cultural change in home and host countries. Our … theoretical model integrates various compositional and cultural transmission mechanisms of migration-based cultural change for …

The paper reviews recent literature on the economics of migration and diasporas, focusing on economic gains and …

migration calibrated to US states and foreign countries. Reducing US migrant population shares back to 1980s levels increases …