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The cliometrics of international migration: A survey
Hatton, Timothy J. - 2010
migrations. Here I focus on the period 1850 to 1940 and chiefly on migration from Europe to the New World. The survey is …
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If people were money: Estimating the potential gains from increased international migration
Moses, Jonathon W.; Letnes, Bjørn - 2003
In this paper we elaborate on the findings produced by an applied equilibrium model that is used to calculate the annual efficiency gains from free international migration. These findings suggest that we can expect significant gains from liberalizing international labour flows. In particular, we...
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Brain drain in the age of mass migration: Does relative inequality explain migrant selectivity?
Stolz, Yvonne; Baten, Jörg - 2012
Brain drain is a core economic policy problem for many developing countries today. Does relative inequality in source and destination countries influence the brain-drain phenomenon? We explore human capital selectivity during the period 1820-1909.We apply age heaping techniques to measure human...
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International Migration and the Integration of Labor Markets
Chiswick, Barry R.; Hatton, Timothy J. - 2002
Colonial settlement. The contract and coerced migration from Europe and Africa gave way, from the 18th century, to an era of … free European migration. The period 1850 to 1913 was one of mass migration, primarily from Europe to North America and … constraints of immigration controls. Europe joined North America and Oceania as a major destination, as did the oil producing Arab …
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Citizenship laws and international migration in historical perspective
Bertocchi, Graziella; Strozzi, Chiara - 2004
We investigate the origin, impact and evolution of the legal institution of citizenship. We compile a dataset across countries of the world from the 19th century, which documents how citizenship laws have evolved from the common and civil law traditions. Contrary to the predictions of legal...
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Citizenship Laws and International Migration in Historical Perspective
Bertocchi, Graziella; Strozzi, Chiara - 2005
We investigate the origin, impact and evolution of citizenship laws. Citizenship laws originate from the common and civil law traditions, which apply jus soli and jus sanguinis, respectively. We compile a data set across countries of the world starting from the 19th century. The impact of the...
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Institutional Determinants of Student Achievement - Microeconometric Evidence
Link, Susanne - 2013
This volume was prepared by Susanne Link during her stay at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich and the Department of Human Capital and Innovation of the Ifo Institute of Economic Research. It was accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Economics Departure of the University of Munich in...
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Migrationspolitik in Theorie und Praxis
Straubhaar, Thomas - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 96 (2016) 8, pp. 614-619
Die Geschichte der Menschheit ist eine Geschichte der Wanderung. Die Migrationsbewegungen der Gegenwart bestätigen diese Binsenwahrheit. Migration ist grundsätzlich wohlstandsfördernd. Allerdings haben Herkunfts- und Zielländer unterschiedliche Interessen. Eine internationale Organisation...
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Globalization, brain drain and development
Docquier, Frédéric; Rapoport, Hillel - 2011
This paper reviews four decades of economics research on the brain drain, with a focus on recent contributions and on development issues. We first assess the magnitude, intensity and determinants of the brain drain, showing that brain drain (or high-skill) migration is becoming the dominant...
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Microeconometric Analyses on Economic Consequences of Selective Migration
Ruhose, Jens - 2015
This volume was prepared by Jens Ruhose while he was working at the Ifo Institute. It was completed in December 2014 and accepted as a doctoral thesis by the Department of Economics at the University of Munich. It includes four self-contained chapters that contribute to the understanding of the...
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