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disasters to a gravity model of migration, where the bilateral migration flow between 182 countries of the world is the unit of … analysis. The empirical tests demonstrate a statistically significant relation between migration and climate change, however …
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How well do countries cope with the aftermath of natural disasters? In particular, how well do international financial flows buffer economic losses from disasters? This paper focuses on hurricanes (one of the most common and destructive types of disasters), and examines the impact of hurricane...
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constraints but migration is certainly one of the main possibilities individuals have to escape from the most affected regions … change on international migration is still rather scarce. In particular, it focuses on international migration to developed … empirical evidence, we collect ten-year bilateral data on international migration from 1960 to 2000 and look simultaneously at …
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different levels of migration frictions. We bring the model to the data for the whole world economy at a 1º times 1º geographic … resolution. We then use the model to quantify the gains from relaxing migration restrictions as well as to describe the evolution … of the distribution of economic activity in the different migration scenarios. Our results indicate that fully …
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financial support for humanitarian relief efforts. Some suggest that disaster migration must be supported by the international …
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Migration in a globalising world is on the increase, especially migration of the highly skilled. It is quite natural … impact of migration negative for the country of origin and therefore "brain drain" turned into "brain gain" when it was seen …. The road in the middle is called "brain strain" emphasising that out migration can be either positive or negative for the …
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The article analyzes the evolution of cross-country migration processes, as well as the present situation in this … inter-state institutions of migration regulation, the author offers basic directions of concrete actions aimed at their …
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-selective. These predictions are then tested empirically using bilateral remittance and migration data and proxy measures for the …
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have with little doubt exceeded any pecuniary and non-pecuniary costs of migration. In conclusion, the freedom of movement …
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The question of whether migration can be an equilibrating force in the labour market is an important criterion for an … new light on this question by comparing pre- and post-crisis migration movements at the regional level in both Europe and … the United States, and their association with asymmetric labour market shocks. We find that recent migration flows have …
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