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Review of the recent trends in development economics research: with experience from the federal region of Kurdistan
Heshmati, Almas - 2007
recent decades as a result of increased globalization of knowledge, technologies and economies. In particular I look at the … development in a number area where similar trends are observed. The areas studied include globalization, in-sourcing and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268174
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Return migration and occupational choice
Piracha, Matloob; Vadean, Florin P. - 2009
migrated, return migrants are significantly more likely not to participate in the labour market or to be entrepreneurs. However … stronger. As for non-migrants, the migration experience would have increased their probability to be entrepreneurs showing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276909
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The microeconomic determinants of emigration and return migration of the best and brightest: evidence from the Pacific
Gibson, John; McKenzie, David - 2009
A unique survey which tracks worldwide the best and brightest academic performers from three Pacific countries is used to assess the extent of emigration and return migration among the very highly skilled, and to analyze, at the microeconomic level, the determinants of these migration choices....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269137
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Migrant entrepreneurs and credit constraints under labour market discrimination
Frijters, Paul; Kong, Tao; Meng, Xin - 2011
prefer to have a salaried job but cannot find one; and divide salaried workers into want-to-be entrepreneurs and happy …-to-be salaried workers. Over 40 percent of migrant workers are either currently or want-to-be entrepreneurs. Both groups are very … similar in terms of risk taking preferences and network size. Want-to-be entrepreneurs however suffer from credit constraints …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010286270
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Emigration and the age profile of retirement among immigrants
Cobb-Clark, Deborah A.; Stillman, Steven - 2008
This paper analyzes the relationship between immigrants' retirement status and the prevalence of return migration from the host country to their country of origin. We develop a simple theoretical model to illustrate that under reasonable conditions the probability of return migration is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269003
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Returning to the question of a wage premium for returning migrants
Barrett, Alan; Goggin, Jean - 2010
Using data from a large-scale survey of employees in Ireland, we estimate the extent to which people who have emigrated from Ireland and returned earn more relative to comparable people who have never lived abroad. In so doing, we are testing the hypothesis that migration can be part of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269471
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Immigrant circulation and citizenship: hotel Canada?
DeVoretz, Don J. - 2009
naturalized Canadian immigrants who leave for a third country (USA) or return home (Hong Kong) experience positive selection and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269475
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Circular migration or permanent return: what determines different forms of migration?
Vadean, Florin P.; Piracha, Matloob - 2009
This paper addresses the following questions: To what extent do the socio-economic characteristics of circular/repeat migrants differ from migrants who return permanently to the home country after their first trip (i.e. return migrants)? and What determines each of these distinctive temporary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269514
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Self-Selection, Earnings, and Out-Migration: A Longitudinal Study of Immigrants to Germany
Constant, Amelie F.; Massey, Douglas S. - 2003
conduct a detailed event history analysis of men and women immigrants in Germany. Our 14-year longitudinal study reveals that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272300
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Labour market outcomes and skill acquisition in the host country: North African migrants returning home from the European Union
Mahuteau, Stéphane; Tani, Massimiliano - 2011
This paper studies the educational investment decisions of returning migrants while abroad in the context of their decisions about the choice of activity upon returning and the duration of migration. The theoretical model builds on Dustmann (1999), Dustmann and Kirchkamp (1992) and Mesnard...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274641