We compile large datasets from Norwegian and US historical censuses to study return migration during the Age of Mass … Migration (1850-1913). Return migrants were somewhat negatively selected from the migrant pool: Norwegian immigrants who …

study return migration and the impact of skilled international migration on human capital stocks across countries. Return … migration is a common phenomenon, with 38% of skilled migrants returning to their origin countries within 10 years. Return … migration is significantly correlated with industry growth in the origin and destination countries, and is asymmetrically …