This paper examines two issues associated with the impact of migration on household income and poverty. First, existing … corrected for the change in household size. -- migration ; income ; poverty ; underestimation ; reference groups …"This paper examines two issues associated with the impact of migration on household income and poverty. First …

Many empirical studies on the determinants of international migration flows rely exclusively on macro data, and do not … account for migrants' self-selection. We analyze a very interesting episode in international migration for which we are able … individual earnings and use them to estimate a discrete-choice migration equation that allows for correlated errors across …

Many empirical studies on the determinants of international migration flows rely exclusively on macro data, and do not … account for migrants' self-selection. We analyze a very interesting episode in international migration for which we are able … individual earnings and use them to estimate a discrete-choice migration equation that allows for correlated errors across …

The massive displacement of Venezuelan citizens to Colombia is the second most important episode of forced migration in … the world. We study the impact of this demographic shock on the Colombian income distribution exploiting the geographical … heterogeneity in the intensity of migration. We use RIF regressions in an instrumental variables approach to account for the non …

The massive displacement of Venezuelan citizens to Colombia is the second most important episode of forced migration in … the world. We study the impact of this demographic shock on the Colombian income distribution exploiting the geographical … heterogeneity in the intensity of migration. We use RIF regressions in an instrumental variables approach to account for the non …

migration decisions. I show that as the earned income of spouses become similar, the probability of migration falls … income similarity of couples and interstate migration is especially strong for couples with similar labor market …I analyze the interstate migration patterns of families and the effect of labor force attachment of women on joint …

This paper assesses the consequences of EU enlargement for East West migration. In the theoretical part, we identify … several factors in addition to the reduction of moving costs by which EU membership influences migration. Specifically, EU … accession affects income gaps. Moreover, if EU membership is refused, fear of future restrictions on immigration will lead to …

We study the effects of high skilled immigration on employment and net income in the receiving economy where the market … can either be beneficial or harmful, both in terms of employment and net income. More precisely, we conclude that a Pareto … loss in net income cannot be ruled out if we suggest unemployment benefits to be funded by an exogenous egalitarian tax …