Many governments seek to reduce emigration from low-income countries by encouraging economic development there. A large …

High-skilled workers are four times more likely to migrate than low-skilled workers. This skill bias in migration … bias in migration significantly increases welfare in most receiving countries. Moreover, due to a more efficient global … that more - not less - high-skilled migration would increase world welfare. …

This paper reviews a growing literature on migration and globalization, focusing on its relevance for developing and …

In this chapter, I discuss the recent academic research on international migration, focusing on the causes and … on immigration. My aim is to identify facts about international migration relevant to those concerned about why labor …

the relationship between these measures of selection and the income elasticity of migration. In low-income countries … countries the income elasticity of emigration demand is 0.23. The world's poor collectively treat migration not as an inferior … observed and unobserved determinants of income, from across the developing world. We use nationally representative survey data …

In 2009 the EU adopted a new migration policy instrument - the Blue Cards (BC) - for attracting highly skilled workers … address the skill drain issues, we propose and examine alternative migration policy options for the LDC. …

Migration is a phenomenon that reflects economic, social and demographic imbalances across countries and requires a … development impact of migration. It will do so by commenting on three broad questions. First, how and in what ways is migration … important for development? Second, what are the costs and benefits of migration for developing and developed countries? And …

Many governments seek to reduce emigration from low-income countries by encouraging economic development there. A large …

This contribution investigates the opportunities of migration for developing countries. The benefits of migration for …. Policies in receiving developed countries towards migrants can enhance the positive impact of migration for development. Among …, including jobs for asylees. Dual citizenships and circular migration contracts are possible instruments. Migration policy can be …