This paper estimates a structural dynamic life-cycle model of outmigration where, in each period, immigrants choose … features of existing life-cycle theories of outmigration but distinguishes itself by introducing uncertainty in about future … overcome the problem of not directly observing outmigration movements by using panel attrition as a proxy variable and use a …

. The out-migration per year is low, about 10%. Migrants are more likely to leave again early after their arrival in Germany …

. The out-migration per year is low, about 10%. Migrants are more likely to leave again early after their arrival in Germany …

In this paper we seek to deepen understanding of out-migration as a social and economic process and to investigate … whether cross-sectional earnings assimilation results suffer from selection bias. To model the process of out-migration we …