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This paper reviews a growing literature on migration and globalization, focusing on its relevance for developing and …
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The paper reviews recent literature on the economics of migration and diasporas, focusing on economic gains and …
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Migration decisions affect those left-behind in ways that are partly taken into account by market forces (e.g., wage … global South. It is split into two parts: a first section reviews the effect of diaspora networks on trade, foreign … the diaspora, investigating on a macro-level the role of migration in cultural convergence across countries and on a micro …
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We use social identity and agency logic to theorize and test hypotheses about how migrants' different abilities and motivations tied to tenure abroad change the impact of their remittances on venture investment back home. Regression and related analyses of remittances to 33 developing countries...
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There is substantial research on how women differ from men as new business (venture) founders, but little on how women may differ from men as venture funders. We respond with theory and evidence from an unconventional venture funding context: migrants' remittances to developing countries. We...
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This paper shows that trade and emigration of skilled workers from a poor country is complementary but that between … trade and emigration of unskilled workers is a substitute. The asymmetric effect of more openness to trade on the local …
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issue in a dynamic context by focusing on the impact of education and North-South trade-related technology diffusion (NRD …
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The proportion of foreign-born people in rich countries has tripled since 1960, and the emigration of high-skilled people from poor countries has accelerated. Many countries intensify their efforts to attract and retain foreign students, which increases the risk of brain drain in the sending...
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