We draw a distinction between the social integration and economic assimilation of migrants, and study an interaction … between the two. We define social integration as blending into the host countryś society, and economic assimilation as … optimal to acquire a relatively limited quantity of human capital; with fellow migrants constituting his only comparison group …

level covariates, migration costs, and when testing for stochastic dominance of the skill distributions of migrants and …We analyze the effects of governmental redistribution of income on migration patterns,using an Italian administrative … redistribution receive a negative selection of Italian migrants. This holds true after accounting for many individual and country …

-constrained individuals who seek to finance and expedite their migration. The cooperation agreement creates a network: "established" migrants … to study cooperation between more than two migrants, it emerges that there is a finite optimal size of the migration …A migration network is modeled as a mutually beneficial cooperative agreement between financially …

-constrained individuals who seek to finance and expedite their migration. The cooperation agreement creates a network: "established" migrants … to study cooperation between more than two migrants, it emerges that there is a finite optimal size of the migration …A migration network is modeled as a mutually beneficial cooperative agreement between financially …

We draw a distinction between the social integration and economic assimilation of migrants, and study an interaction … between the two. We define social integration as blending into the host country’s society, and economic assimilation as … optimal to acquire a relatively limited quantity of human capital; with fellow migrants constituting his only comparison group …

. Moreover, migrants might be favourably (self-)selected if the migration costs tend to decline with the skill level of migrants …This paper reconsiders the (self-)selection of international migrants. In an extended Roy-model we analyse the factors … which affect the selection bias of migrants. In particular, we find that migrants need not necessarily be (un …

In light of the recent feminization of migration, we empirically explore to what extent worldwide female migration can … and highly robust incentive to emigrate. Yet, whether those migration aspirations are turned into actual preparations is …

nations. Using gross bilateral international migration flows and a discrete choice model in which everyone in the world …

in the number of migrants from the EU accession countries will lead to higher labour market and migration dynamics … have a lasting effect, as many of those migrants leave fast. -- Migration dynamics ; labour market transitions ; competing …In this empirical paper we assess how labour market transitions and out- and repeated migration of immigrants are …