intensive investment) and labor thinning (net out-migration). I propose a constant-returns neoclassical model of economic …

Barro (1991), except that migration out of East Germany has not slowed down. I document that in particular the 18-29 year … provide an extension of the standard labor search model by allowing for migration and network externalities. In that theory …

International migration not only enables individuals to earn higher wages but also exposes them to new environments … caregivers in migrant households. Using unique survey data from Moldova, we find that international migration raises parental … on GDP growth shocks in the destination countries and migration networks. We conclude that aspirations are a highly …

in a migration experience, which increases the migrant's aspirations. This will induce her to invest more in the … given migration rate. We show that the optimal migration rate that maximizes the post-migration skill-rate of the population … is higher if we allow for the aspirations effect of migration. We use panel data from Indonesia to demonstrate that a …

A key problem in the literature on the economics of migration is how emigration of an individual affects households …

This paper assesses the potential for skilled labor migration from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe. It utilizes … hypothetical scenarios for skilled labor migration from the African to the European countries. It is demonstrated that the European … distribution where employment rates are low. Hence, more regular and skilled labor migration from African countries will unlikely …

empirically. More specifically, we use state-level German data to answer the question whether and how migration and FDI decisions … and thus integration of labor and capital markets are linked. Our findings suggest that FDI and migration have similar …