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Optimal education policy and human capital accumulation in the context of brain drain
Djajić, Slobodan; Docquier, Frédéric; Michael, Michael S. - 2018
This paper revisits the question of how brain drain affects the optimal education policy of a developing economy. Our framework of analysis highlights the complementarity between public spending on education and students' efforts to acquire human capital in response to career opportunities at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011910685
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Expelling excellence : exchange visitor restrictions on high-skill migrants in the United States
Clemens, Michael A.; Neufeld, Jeremy; Nice, Amy M. - 2024
We examine a little-known restriction on high-skill immigration to the United States, the Exchange Visitor Skills List. This List mandates that to become eligible for long-term status in the U.S., certain high-skill visitors must reside in their home countries for two years after participation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015062368
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International migration of skilled workers with endogenous policies
Djajić, Slobodan; Michael, Michael S. - 2014
We study the interaction between the optimal immigration policy of a host country and education policy of a source country in a model of international migration of skilled workers. Acquisition of human capital is driven by the academic and career opportunities at home and abroad. Greater...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010350023
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International migration of skilled workers with endogenous policies
Djajić, Slobodan; Michael, Michael S. - 2014
We study the interaction between the optimal immigration policy of a host country and education policy of a source country in a model of international migration of skilled workers. Acquisition of human capital is driven by the academic and career opportunities at home and abroad. Greater...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010342483
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New directions in immigration policy : Canada's evolving approach to the selection of economic immigrants
Ferrer, Ana M.; Picot, Garnett; Riddell, William Craig - 2014
Canada's immigration system is currently undergoing significant change driven by several goals that include (1) a desire to improve the economic outcomes of entering immigrants; (2) an attempt to better respond to short-term regional labor market shortages often associated with commodity booms,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010442319
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Immigration and economic growth in the OECD countries 1986 - 2006
Boubtane, Ekrame; Dumont, Jean-Christophe; Rault, Christophe - 2015
This paper offers a reappraisal of the impact of migration on economic growth for 22 OECD countries between 1986 … capital on GDP per capita, and second, a permanent increase in migration ows has a positive effect on productivity growth …. However, the growth impact of immigration is small even in countries that have highly selective migration policies. …
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Immigration and economic growth in the OECD countries, 1986 - 2006
Boubtane, Ekrame; Dumont, Jean-Christophe; Rault, Christophe - 2014
This paper offers a reappraisal of the impact of migration on economic growth for 22 OECD countries between 1986 … capital on economic growth. And second, the contribution of immigrants to human capital accumulation tends to dominate the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010442327
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Immigration Policy, Migrants' Selection and Human Capital Accumulation
Bellettini, Giorgio; Berti Ceroni, Carlotta - 2004
This paper investigates the economic consequences of international migration from the point of view of destination countries. Consistently with international evidence on migration flows, we build a model where the migration rate is higher among the highly-educated. A negative relationship is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014074619
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The two-step Australian immigration policy and its impact on immigrant employment outcomes
Gregory, Robert G. - 2014
Three decades ago most immigrants to Australia with work entitlements came as permanent settlers. Today the annual allocation of temporary visas, with work entitlements, outnumbers permanent settler visas by a ratio of three to one. The new environment, with so many temporary visa holders, has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010337420
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Immigrant performance and selective immigration policy : a European perspective
Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2005
The European Union aims at a stronger participation by its population in work to foster growth and welfare. There are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011528229