The Productivity Commission release its research report into the ‘Economic Impacts of Migration and Population Growth …’ in May 2006. According to the Commission’s findings increasing skilled migration would make a positive, but small …. To assess the effect of skilled migration, the Commission estimated the economic effects of a simulated permanent …

positive outside it. Job-specific estimates of this kind are useful alongside more generalized evaluations of immigration … because immigration policy often regulates access to specific occupations. …

This paper argues that immigration can help to alleviate the burden aging presents for the welfare states of most … Western Economies. We develop a macroeconomic framework which deals with the impact of both aging and immigration on economic … are that immigration will help to alleviate the aging problem, as long as the immigrants will be able to participate in …

The economics literature on the international migration of skilled workers is reviewed and recent policy trends are … evaluated. The theoretical implications of skilled migration are discussed within the context of the benefits to the skilled … emphasis on their advantages and disadvantages. The recent immigration policies of a number of major immigrant …

This paper investigates the labour market effects of migration-related supply shocks on labour market. Immigration has … increasingly vigorous political debate. Focusing mostly on European migration, we provide an evaluative review which aims to … enhance the understanding of migration and its potential role for development. However, regardless of (i) the demographic …

few studies of the impact of this South-South migration. In this paper, we examine the impact of migration from one … the hypothesis that Nicaraguan migration to Costa Rica was an important factor contributing to falling earnings, increased …

This note demonstrates that when developing countries remove barriers to migration and integrate their labour markets …

This paper assesses the potential for skilled labor migration from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe. It utilizes … hypothetical scenarios for skilled labor migration from the African to the European countries. It is demonstrated that the European … distribution where employment rates are low. Hence, more regular and skilled labor migration from African countries will unlikely …

quantify three distinct barriers that prevent East Germans from migrating west to obtain a higher wage: migration costs …