Internationale Migration und die zunehmende Diversität der Bevölkerung sind hochaktuelle gesellschaftspolitische Themen in Deutschland. Die Herausforderungen vor Ort sind in den Kommunen und Wohnquartieren spür- und sichtbar. Insbesondere in den Lebensbereichen Arbeiten, Wohnen und Bildung...

Dieser Beitrag untersucht die Auswirkungen der Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise auf die Migration in Europa und nach Deutschland. Häufig wird argumentiert, dass die Arbeitsmobilität in Europa gering sei und sie folglich keinen Beitrag zur Absorbtion asymmetrischer Schocks leisten kann....

Are ethnic specialization and thus a downward sloping labor demand curve fundamental features of labor market competition between ethnic groups? In a general equilibrium model, this paper argues that spillover effects in skill acquisition and social distances between ethnic groups engender...

Global trade and capital movements across countries are increasing along with significant international workers mobility. The aim of this paper is to analyse the link between FDI inflows and emigration waves across developing countries. We test the twofold direction that this link may follow,...

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...

Increasing international migratory flows in the last four decades is one of the most visible manifestations of the globalization process. In spite of its potential positive effect on global efficiency and well-being, little progress has been made in designing and promoting a normative and...

<i>Существенным фактором снижения человеческого капитала постсоветской России считают эмиграцию научных кадров «утечку мозгов». Статистика показывает, однако,...</i>

Does emigration really drain human capital accumulation in origin countries? This paper explores a unique household survey purposely designed and conducted to answer this research question. We analyze the case of Cape Verde, a country with allegedly the highest 'brain drain' in Africa, despite a...

Building on Borjas (1993) I develop an intergenerational model of self-selection of migration and education that allows for a complex selection mechanism. In particular, it allows for the possibility that agents are selected differently depending on the schooling level they choose. As in Mayer...

The study aims to analyse the relation between human capital, growth and brain drain in 77 countries. These variables are also affected by numerous other variables. This study researches human capital, growth, migration, their determinant variables and the interlink ages between them. Models...