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Globalization, brain drain and development

Docquier, Frédéric; Rapoport, Hillel - 2011

high-skill) migration is becoming the dominant pattern of international migration and a major aspect of globalization. We … migration ; globalization …

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A gendered assessment of the brain drain

Docquier, Frédéric (contributor); … - 2007

This paper updates and extends the Docquier-Marfouk data set on international migration by educational attainment. We use new sources, homogenize definitions of what a migrant is, and compute gender-disaggregated indicators of the brain drain. Emigration stocks and rates are provided by level of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652663

International migration, transfers of norms and home country fertility

Beine, Michel (contributor); … - 2008

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...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793572

The effect of migration on income growth and convergence : meta-analytic evidence

Ozgen, Ceren; Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2009

We compare a set of econometric studies that measure the effect of net internal migration in neoclassical models of long-run real income convergence and derive 67 comparable effect sizes. The precision-weighted estimate of beta convergence is about 2.7%. An increase in the net migration rate of...

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Brain drain and its determinants : a major issue for small states

Beine, Michel (contributor); … - 2008

This paper examines the relationship between the brain drain and country size, as well as the extent of small states' overall loss of human capital. We find that small states are the main losers because they i) lose a larger proportion of their skilled labor force and ii) exhibit stronger...

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Measuring skilled emigration rates : the case of small states

Docquier, Frédéric (contributor); … - 2008

globalization, the international movement of people, with emphasis on the mobility of skilled people. This issue is of great concern …

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Brain drain and inequality across nations

Docquier, Frédéric (contributor) - 2006

Is the brain drain a curse or a boon for developing countries? This paper reviews what is known to date about the magnitude of the brain drain from developing to developed countries, its determinants and the way it affects the well-being of those left behind. First, I present alternative...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003499223

Emigration and democracy

Docquier, Frédéric; Lodigiani, Elisabetta; Rapoport, … - 2011

Migration is an important and yet neglected determinant of institutions. The paper documents the channels through which emigration affects home country institutions and considers dynamic-panel regressions for a large sample of developing countries. We find that emigration and human capital both...

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Cultural diversity : a matter of measurement

Nijkamp, Peter; Poot, Jacques - 2015

Cultural diversity - in various forms - has in recent years turned into a prominent and relevant research and policy …

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Remittances, migrants' education and immigration policy : theory and evidence from bilateral data

Docquier, Frédéric; Rapoport, Hillel; Salomone, Sara - 2011

capital with two dimensions of immigration policy: restrictiveness, and selectivity. The model predicts that the relationship … between remittances and migrants' education is ambiguous and depends on the immigration policy conducted at destination. The … effect of education is more likely to be positive when the immigration policy is more restrictive and less skill …

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