This paper reexamines the literature on the impact of migration on household members left behind at origin. The … empirical problem previous studies address is the self-selection of households into migration, i.e. the endogenous decision as …, 1994; Rubin, 1974). I show that the point-identification of the causal impact of migration requires strong behavioral …

international vergleichbaren Fragebögen der PIAAC Daten ist es möglich, die unterschiedlichen Qualifikationen von Migranten und … beschäftigen wir uns mit Bildungs- und Qualifikationsunterschieden zwischen Migranten und Einheimischen in elf europäischen Ländern … im selben Beruf. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Migranten im Vergleich zu Einheimischen für ihre Berufe häufig …

This paper identifies the determinants and patterns of mass migration in Moldova a country in which migration has … migration, which has become increasingly popular in many Eastern European countries. Our findings indicate that poverty is a … main push factor of migration decisions. Additionally, network effects and migration experience appear to be crucial for …

. Determinants of migration and return, as well as selection issues are discussed. Post-enlargement migrants from all three countries … things equal, and human capital became increasingly less pro-migration over time. Return migrants differ from all movers in … many ways and, in particular, are more educated. Although brain drain was not a feature of post-accession Baltic migration …

the hypothesis that both emigration and remittances reduce child labor. …