study in which tens of thousands of 'immigrant jobs' were offered to native workers with a range of exogenously varying … implies that the effect of migrant labor supply on native employment is close to zero within this occupation, and may be …

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 selection of which family members migrate and which stay behind …

the U.S. New Immigrant Survey. Initial findings include: (1) The visa categories have distinctive ethnic configurations … ; immigrant selection criteria ; employment immigration ; highly skilled immigration ; illegal immigration ; ethnicity ; race …) Highly skilled immigrants are mostly male; they are not immune from lapsing into illegality; they have a shorter visa process …

affect international development. -- International migration ; entrepreneurial ; political migrants ; talent mobility …International migration analysis often focuses on mass migration rather than on the international mobility of elites … review indirect empirical evidence relevant to this type of mobility, highlighting some channels through which elites can …

the U.S. New Immigrant Survey. Initial findings include: (1) The visa categories have distinctive ethnic configurations …) Highly skilled immigrants are mostly male; they are not immune from lapsing into illegality; they have a shorter visa process …

the citizens of these societies. Given a large increase in the migrant population of many developed countries in recent … 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 …

employer businesses in the US. We review recent research on the measurement of immigrant entrepreneurship, the traits of … immigrant founders, their economic impact, and policy levers. We provide updated statistics on the share of US entrepreneurs who … immigrant-founded firms. This higher propensity towards innovation is only partly explained by differences in education levels …

immigration gains are greater from immigrating to United States. (5) The estimated coefficients determining migration flows to … country's neighbors are, in terms of their level and type of development, has a significant effect on the size and skill … migrants in the two countries play a significant role in affecting the characteristics of skill migration …

migration there over the period 1971-2001. What we find is that the stock of foreign students is an important predictor of … subsequent migration. This holds true whether or not the lagged endogenous variable is included. The relationship is robust to …

migration there over the period 1971-2001. What we find is that the stock of foreign students is an important predictor of … subsequent migration. This holds true whether or not the lagged endogenous variable is included. The relationship is robust to …