At least to some extent migration behavior is the outcome of a preference for migration. The pattern of migration as an … outcome of a preference for migration depends on two key factors: imitation technology and migration feasibility. We show that … these factors jointly determine the outcome of a preference for migration and we provide examples that illustrate how the …

both the negative and the positive impact of migration by skilled individuals in a unified framework. The paper extends the … received literature on the “harmful brain drain” by showing that in the short run, international migration can result in … human capital, a relaxation in migration policy in both the current period and the preceding period can facilitate “take …

gains have been studied already in recent research, or merit attention in future research. -- International migration …

feature that pertains to the illegal migrants’ country of origin. -- Illegal migration ; Probability of expulsion ; Home …

perspective of international migration, that is, by the possibility of a “brain drain.” In addition, the analysis shows that a … migration ; Human capital formation ; "Educated unemployment" ; Beneficial brain drain …

A framework that yields different possible patterns of migration as optimal solutions to a simple utility maximization … problem is presented and explored. It is shown that seasonal migration arises as an optimal endogenous response to a …-long migration is feasible. -- Seasonal migration ; Optimal types of migration ; Cost of living differential ; Cost of separation …

prisoner’s dilemma game, migration is modeled as a process of “swapping” individuals between heterogeneous groups of constant … size after a random allocation fills the haystacks, but prior to mating. Migration is characterized by two parameters: an … exogenous participation-in-migration cost (of search, coordination, movement, and arrangement-making) which measures the …