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Remittances, migrants' education and immigration policy : theory and evidence from bilateral data
Docquier, Frédéric; Rapoport, Hillel; Salomone, Sara - 2011
We investigate the relationship between remittances and migrants' education both theoretically and empirically, using … original bilateral remittance data. At a theoretical level we lay out a model of remittances interacting migrants' human … between remittances and migrants' education is ambiguous and depends on the immigration policy conducted at destination. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009349530
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Remittances, migrants' education and immigration policy : theory and evidence from bilateral data
Docquier, Frédéric; Rapoport, Hillel; Salomone, Sara - 2011
We investigate the relationship between remittances and migrants' education both theoretically and empirically, using … original bilateral remittance data. At a theoretical level we lay out a model of remittances interacting migrants' human … between remittances and migrants' education is ambiguous and depends on the immigration policy conducted at destination. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009519903
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Remittances, migrants' education and immigration policy : theory and evidence from bilateral data
Docquier, Frédéric; Rapoport, Hillel; Salomone, Sara - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009296647
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Is Emigration Harmful to Those Left Behind?
Docquier, Frédéric; Veljanoska, Stefanija - 2020
From the perspective of sending countries, international migrants are positively selected in terms of schooling …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014091614
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The Within-Country Distribution of Brain Drain and Brain Gain Effects: A Case Study on Senegal
Bocquier, Philippe; Cha'Ngom, Narcisse; Docquier, Frédéric - 2023
Existing empirical literature provides converging evidence that selective emigration enhances human capital accumulation in the world's poorest countries. However, the within-country distribution of such brain gain effects has received limited attention. Focusing on Senegal, we provide evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014469661
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The within-country distribution of brain drain and brain gain effects : a case study on Senegal
Bocquier, Philippe; Cha'Ngom, Narcisse; Docquier, Frédéric - 2023
Existing empirical literature provides converging evidence that selective emigration enhances human capital accumulation in the world's poorest countries. However, the within-country distribution of such brain gain effects has received limited attention. Focusing on Senegal, we provide evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014391205
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Do emigrants self-select along cultural traits? : evidence from the MENA countries
Docquier, Frédéric; Tansel, Aysıt; Turati, Riccardo - 2017
This paper empirically investigates whether emigrants from MENA countries self-select on cultural traits such as religiosity and gender-egalitarian attitudes. To do so, we use Gallup World Poll data on individual opinions and beliefs, migration aspirations, short-run migration plans, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012124658
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Do emigrants self-select along cultural traits? : evidence from the MENA Countries
Docquier, Frédéric; Tansel, Aysıt; Turati, Riccardo - 2017
This paper empirically investigates whether emigrants from MENA countries self-select on cultural traits such as religiosity and gender-egalitarian attitudes. To do so, we use Gallup World Poll data on individual opinions and beliefs, migration aspirations, short-run migration plans, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011761616
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Diasporas
Beine, Michel; Docquier, Frédéric; Özden, Çağlar - 2009
to higher concentration of low-skill migrants. Interestingly, diasporas explain majority of the variability of migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824981
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Diasporas
Beine, Michel A. R. - 2009
to higher concentration of low-skill migrants. Interestingly, diasporas explain majority of the variability of migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012763995