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origin countries, it also induces positive effects through various channels such as remittances, return migration, diaspora … praise the unambiguous benefits of unskilled migration for developing countries, my analysis suggests that a limited but …
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high-skill) migration is becoming the dominant pattern of international migration and a major aspect of globalization. We …
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Migration is an important and yet neglected determinant of institutions. The paper documents the channels through which …
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The aim of this paper is to evaluate the causal effect of foreign acquisition on R&D intensity in targeted domestic firms. We are able to distinguish domestic multinationals and non-multinationals, which allows us to investigate the fear that the change in ownership of domestic to foreign...
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show that there are very high levels of emigration and of return migration among the very highly skilled; the income gains …; there are large benefits from migration in terms of postgraduate education; most high-skilled migrants from poorer countries …
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This paper explores the impact of financial liberalization on the migration of high skilled labor from 46 countries to …
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advantages of migration have been used to argue against this, but much of the discussion has been absent of evidence. This paper … between skilled and unskilled migration? 5) What makes brain drain more likely? 6) Does brain gain exist? 7) Do high …
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In this paper we provide an overview of China's human capital strategy and educational achievements over the last two decades. While every one acknowledges China as an economic superpower, very few are aware of or realize China's notable achievements in education as well as its...
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This paper provides a new perspective by classifying active labor market programs (ALMPs) depending on their main objectives and their relevance and cost-effectiveness during normal times, during a crisis, and during recovery. We distinguish ALMPs that provide: (i) incentives for retaining...
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This paper argues that international migration of high-skilled workers triggers productivity effects at the macro level … data set on international bilateral migration flows and provide evidence which is consistent with this hypothesis. We … propose different instrumentation strategies to identify the causal effect of skilled migration on log differences of GDP per …
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