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This paper considers the allocation of two types of individuals differentiated by levels of talent within and between two countries when they choose to be workers or entrepreneurs. The equilibrium with international migrations requires both countries to be sufficiently different in talent...
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The role of remittances in development and economic growth is not well understood. This is partly because the literatures on the causes and effects of remittances remain separate. We develop a framework that links the motivation for remittances with their effect on economic activity. Because...
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This paper considers the allocation of two types of individuals differentiated by levels of talent within and between two countries when they choose to be workers or entrepreneurs. The equilibrium with international migrations requires both countries to be sufficiently different in talent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318419
The paper shows that in a reasonable production structure for a developing economy a brain drain of skilled labour may … liberalized trade and investment in terms of higher international mobility of skilled and unskilled labour in this period using a …
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Harris-Todaro model. The analysis suggests that in a reasonable production structure for a developing economy a brain drain …
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The paper shows that in a reasonable production structure for a developing economy a brain drain of skilled labour may … investment in terms of higher international mobility of skilled and unskilled labour during this period using a Harris …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014066055
This paper examines how devaluations affect the relative costs of labor and capital and therefore influence production …, profitability, investment, and stock returns for firms in the "crisis" country as well as competitors in the rest of the world … capital investment and stock returns (and therefore expected long-run output and profits) is determined by capital …
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In this paper, we provide an overview of the relationship between international migration and international trade as well as capital movements. After taking a brief historical perspective, we first investigate migration flows between two countries in a static, neoclassical context. We allow for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009663906
location incentives to attract investment. The use of tax incentives is a paradox, whereby fiscally strained governments offer … investment decisions of businesses. In this paper we construct a formal model of firm specific tax incentives that focuses on how … politicians take credit or minimize blame for firms' investment decisions. We test the empirical implications of this model using …
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In this paper, we provide an overview of the relationship between international migration and international trade as well as capital movements. After taking a brief historical perspective, we first investigate migration flows between two countries in a static, neoclassical context. We allow for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013098128