The most basic economic theory suggests that rising incomes in developing countries will deter emigration from those … suggest something quite different: that over the course of a "mobility transition", emigration generally rises with economic … development until countries reach upper-middle income, and only thereafter falls. This note quantifies the shape of the mobility …

significant effect on development and economic growth in 28 member states. However, the findings also indicate that some countries … migration has indeed contributed to economic development in all member states over the period analysed, it has not necessarily …