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In the model of Stark et al. (1997, 1998), the possibility of employment in a developed country raises the level of human capital acquired by workers in the developing country. We show that this result holds even when workers have the option to save. -- Human capital formation ; Savings ;...
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Wenn die Förderung der Produktivität sowohl durch das individuelle Humankapital als auch durch das durchschnittliche … gesamtwirtschaftliche Humankapital bestimmt wird, sind individuelle Investitionen in die Ausbildung suboptimal. Eine streng positive … Individuen im Heimatland zurückzuführen ist, als auch das durchschnittliche Humankapital der im Heimatland verbleibenden …
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This paper studies the growth dynamics of a developing country under migration. Assuming that human capital formation is subject to a strong enough, positive intertemporal externality, the prospect of migration will increase growth in the home country in the long run. If the external effect is...
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We study the impact of gender quotas on the acquisition of human capital. We assume that individuals’ formation of human capital is influenced by the prospect of landing high-pay top positions, and that these positions are regulated by gender-specific quotas. In the absence of quotas, women...
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in gastlandspezifisches Humankapital investieren, beziehen Asylbewerber die Einbürgerungswahrscheinlichkeit mit ein. Die … Regierung des Gastlandes wählt jene Einbürgerungswahrscheinlichkeit, die am meisten zum Erwerb von Humankapital ermutigt …. Humankapital steigert wiederum die Produktivität und die Einkünfte eines Asylbewerbers und maximiert folglich die Steuereinnahmen …
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An increase in the probability of work abroad, where the returns to schooling are higher than at home, induces more individuals in a developing country to acquire education, which leads to an increase in the supply of educated workers in the domestic labor market. Where there is a sticky...
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In this paper we study the impact of the international migration of unskilled workers on skill formation and the average skill level in the home country. We analyze what appears to be the least threatening scenario from the point of view of its effect on the supply of skills at home: namely,...
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