focusing on the migration rate, remittances, population growth and secondary school enrolment. This has not received adequate …/methodology/approach Leveraging on the macro-level approach to migration, remittances and the economy, this research considers the nexus among the … migration rate, remittances from abroad, population growth rate and secondary school enrolment to obtain a more robust outcome …

In this paper, we analyze how skilled migration contributes to TFP growth in the sending countries when diaspora … framework, we also consider the impact of a positive externality in the adoption sector from skilled migration. By using a panel … Vandenbussche et al.’s findings. Additionally, we show that migration increases growth in areas far from the frontier. …

The aim of this paper is to highlight the positive and important role that skilled migration can have on TFP growth in … the sendind countries, when diaspora effects in technology diffusion are introduced. To investigate our issue, we start …. Considering the impact of a positive externality on growth due to skilled migration, we show that a marginal increase in the stock …

recent US data on migration rates by education levels (Carrington and Detragiache, 1998), we find empirical support for the … countries combining low levels of human capital and low migration rates of skilled workers tend to be positively affected by the … brain drain. By contrast, the brain drain appears to have negative growth effects in countries where the migration rate of …

most comprehensive dataset available so far on remittances in the region and incorporating data on the diaspora. It finds … that remittances are larger for countries with a larger diaspora or when the diaspora is located in wealthier countries …The paper investigates the determinants and the macroeconomic role of remittances in sub-Saharan Africa, assembling the …