empirical problem previous studies address is the self-selection of households into migration, i.e. the endogenous decision as …-household selection into migration may suffer from substantial bias. …This paper reexamines the literature on the impact of migration on household members left behind at origin. The …

Many destination countries consider implementing points-based migration systems as a way to improve migrants' quality …

Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we investigate the impact of health on domestic migration within …

Ecuador experienced an unprecedented wave of international migration since the late 1990s, triggered by a severe … Ecuadorian migrants: the US and Spain. First, we provide a careful description of the main characteristics of migration flows … countries, and attempt to reconcile the features of migration flows with our predictions for earnings by destination. We find …

author that deal with explanations for migrant selection and the importance of migrant selection to labor force quality …. Chapter 2 quantifies non-pecuniary migration costs that are incurred due to selective migration along cultural traits. Chapter … Determinanten selektiver Migration beschäftigen sowie die Wichtigkeit selektiver Migration für die Zusammensetzung der arbeitenden …

in their effective hours of labor when they move to the United States; (iii) migration reduces inequality, more …