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The (self-)selection of international migrants reconsidered : theory and new evidence
Brücker, Herbert (contributor);  … - 2006
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-)favourably self-selected if the inequality of earnings is higher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003301667
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Expelling excellence : exchange visitor restrictions on high-skill migrants in the United States
Clemens, Michael A.; Neufeld, Jeremy; Nice, Amy M. - 2024
We examine a little-known restriction on high-skill immigration to the United States, the Exchange Visitor Skills List. This List mandates that to become eligible for long-term status in the U.S., certain high-skill visitors must reside in their home countries for two years after participation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015062368
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The elusive concept of immigrant quality : evidence from 1970-1990
Duleep, Harriet Orcutt; Regets, Mark C. - 2002
The labor market "quality" of immigrants is a subject of debate among immigration researchers, and a major public policy concern. However, traditional methods of measuring human capital are particularly difficult to apply to recently arrived immigrants. Many factors that have a negative effect...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011414835
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The elusive concept of immigrant quality : evidence from 1970 - 1990
Duleep, Harriet Orcutt - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013268901
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Redistributive policies through taxation : theory and evidence
Grant, Charles B. (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001770655
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The Role of Expressive Versus Instrumental Preferences in U.S. Attitudes Toward Taxation and Redistribution
Stark, Kirk J. - 2015
Polling data suggest that Americans are concerned about rising economic inequality, yet the same polls reveal popular opposition to redistributive tax policies that would help mitigate inequality. Numerous commentators have drawn attention to this paradox, attempting to explain why voters would...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013011340
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Unintended consequences : can the rise of the educated class explain the revival of protectionism?
Giordani, Paolo; Mariani, Fabio - 2020
extent of redistribution. In this setting, trade liberalization is politically viable as long as the losers from trade are … may be limited political support for redistribution, and those who are left behind by globalization - namely unskilled … - by favoring the ascent of the educated class and thus eroding the political support for redistribution - may ultimately …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012168075
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Political representation and redistribution : the economics of enfranchisement and undocumented migration
Sabet, Navid - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012120205
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Public beliefs in social mobility and high-skilled migration
Lumpe, Claudia - 2017
This paper investigates how beliefs of the destination country’s population in social mobility may influence the location choice of high-skilled migrants. We pool macro data from the IAB brain drain dataset with population survey data from the ISSP for the period 1987-2010 to identify the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011648646
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The impact of migration on family left behind : estimation in presence of intra-household selection of migrants
Murard, Elie - 2019
This paper reexamines the literature on the impact of migration on household members left behind at origin. The empirical problem previous studies address is the self-selection of households into migration, i.e. the endogenous decision as to whether or not send a migrant. Yet, the subsequent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011974338