This paper provides a review of the literature on the reasons and consequences of international migration. The … principal determinants of migration are analyzed and it is seen that educated people from developing countries are more likely … that this process is inevitable, and barriers to migration should be abolished in order to reap the benefits for both …

This study investigates the effects of migration possibilities on the demand for education and human capital formation … under budget constraints. It was found that higher migration possibilities result in an increase in the number of workers … to price increases. When the education supply is insufficient, higher migration possibilities may lower average human …

Recent theoretical studies suggest that migration prospects can raise the expected return to human capital and thus … impact of brain drain migration on gross (pre-migration) human capital formation in developing countries. We found a positive … effect of skilled migration prospects on human capital growth in a cross-section of 127 developing countries, with an …

show that there are very high levels of emigration and of return migration among the very highly skilled; the income gains …; there are large benefits from migration in terms of postgraduate education; most high-skilled migrants from poorer countries …

future migration can positively impact educational attainment. According to our results, a 10pp increase in the probability … of own future migration may improve the average probability of completing intermediate secondary schooling by 8pp for … substantial human capital gains from lowering migration barriers. …

show that there are very high levels of emigration and of return migration among the very highly skilled; the income gains …; there are large benefits from migration in terms of postgraduate education; most high-skilled migrants from poorer countries …

educational upgrading of emigrants after migration. We do so by combining our survey data on current, return and non-migrants with … substantial human capital gains from allowing free migration and encouraging return migration. …

to assess the extent of emigration and return migration among the very highly skilled, and to analyze, at the … microeconomic level, the determinants of these migration choices. Although we estimate that the income gains from migration are very … different countries. Overall the data show a relatively limited role for income maximization in distinguishing migration …