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) have been studied extensively, AD has not. I examine migration's impact on ability (a), education (h), and productive human …, and b) the 'vetting' system (VS) which accounts for s (e.g., US H-1B program). Findings are: i) Migration reduces (raises …
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gain (𝐵𝐺) have been studied extensively while 𝐴𝐷 has not, I examine migration's impact on ability (𝑎) as well as on …; ii) Migration reduces (raises) home country residents' (migrants') average ability, with an ambiguous (positive) impact … fraction of our estimate. Thus, in order to correctly assess the impact of skilled migration, home and host countries …
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Following a seminal contribution by Borjas (1987), a large literature has analyzed how income distribution and redistribution are related to immigration to various rich countries. In this paper, we take a look at the other side of the coin. We analyze emigration from Denmark, which is one of the...
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Emigrants from Italy and Ireland contributed disproportionately to the Age of Mass Migration. That their departure … selectivity of migrant flows - both from sending and receiving country perspectives - has given rise to claims that migration … level of human capital in sending countries. On the other hand, the prospect of emigration and return migration may both …
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In this paper we study theoretically and empirically the role of the interaction between skilled migration and …
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Two of the most salient trends surrounding the issue of migration and development over the last two decades are the … large rise in remittances, and an increased flow of skilled migration. However, recent literature based on cross …-country regressions has claimed that more educated migrants remit less, leading to concerns that further increases in skilled migration …
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-selective. These predictions are then tested empirically using bilateral remittance and migration data and proxy measures for the …
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) have been studied extensively, AD has not. I examine migration's impact on ability (a), education (h), and productive human …, and b) the 'vetting' system (VS) which accounts for s (e.g., US H-1B program). Findings are: i) Migration reduces (raises …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011637949
Emigrants from Italy and Ireland contributed disproportionately to the Age of Mass Migration. That their departure … selectivity of migrant flows - both from sending and receiving country perspectives - has given rise to claims that migration … level of human capital in sending countries. On the other hand, the prospect of emigration and return migration may both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012017584
migration after graduation. We find that not only wage gains are driving the migration decision, but also differences in labour … market opportunities, past migration experience, and international student exchange are strong predictors of future migration … hardly affect the migration decision. When analysing country choice, countries such as the USA, Canada and Australia appear …
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