context of migration. Specifically, we show that if migration is a possibility, such variability in the rate of return to … in a developing economy even after expected migration is netted out. Finally, our findings are shown to have explanatory …

discrimination in the benchmark case of an economy closed to migration, and then explore how migration prospects affect ethnic … inequality. Under the free migration assumption, we find the intuitive result that migration prospects have a protective effect … there is no migration at equilibrium, unless the distribution of individuals’ skills exhibits marked asymmetries. Last, we …

the long-term impact of temporary labor migration. We use a propensity score matching (PSM) framework to compare … outcomes. Our results show that households that send women abroad are relatively poor and utilize migration to catch up with …

How migration relates to internationalization has been a prominent question in international economics for a long time … and its relevance for policy has increased with the amplified political focus on migration. But the role of migration for … internationalization is not as obvious as the standard theory suggests, and tightening migration could have unexpected consequences for …

Two of the most salient trends surrounding the issue of migration and development over the last two decades are the … large rise in remittances, and an increased flow of skilled migration. However, recent literature based on cross …-country regressions has claimed that more educated migrants remit less, leading to concerns that further increases in skilled migration …

endogenous international migration into a simple growth model. As a result the dynamics of the economy can feature some …

-selective. These predictions are then tested empirically using bilateral remittance and migration data and proxy measures for the …

Empirical studies in the migration literature have shown that migration enclaves (networks) negatively affect the … data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that migrants choose smaller networks as their English language proficiency …

boom, we attempt to handle the issue of selective migration. The analysis of effects at the local level exploits a …