International migration not only enables individuals to earn higher wages but also exposes them to new environments … caregivers in migrant households. Estimates for Moldova show that international migration raises parental aspirations in … shocks in the destination countries and migration networks. These results imply that aspirations are a highly relevant …

We examine the determinants of migrants’ choices of destination, employment, and remittances from one of the poorest … remittances sent back home to preserve households’ assets in marginal dry areas. …

This paper poses and answers a number of critical questions about the relationship between migration and …) Are immigrants really more entrepreneurial than natives? (ii) Are migrant remittances likely to fund entrepreneurship in … the answers, (iv) Does migration matter for development? We conclude that one must avoid seeing migrants as super …

parametric and semiparametric techniques, we find strong evidence that remittances enhance expenditures on education, health, and …This study estimates the impact of migrants’ remittances on households’ spending decisions in Ecuador. Applying both … housing, but decrease expenditures on food. This supports the hypotheses that these inflows result in a stronger human capital …

This article unravels the migrants' incidence of skill mismatch taking into consideration different migration flows … destination combinations, which allows for detailed analysis of different migration flows. This provides an innovative multi …

work experience, particularly that of education-occupation mismatch prior to migration.We show that type of work experience …

. However, migration also changes relative wages, alters the distribution of skills and affects equality in the receiving …

Does increasing a state’s minimum wage induce migration into the state? Previous literature has shown mobility in …

Migration is often viewed as an investment decision. Temporary migrants can be expected to invest less in accumulating …