show this episode of European migration displays well-known features of migrant self-selection: early migrants were taller … than late migrants; a large migrant stock reduces migrant selectivity; and economic barriers to migration apply. Our …

outdated because it fails to reflect modern economic research on the complex effects of skilled migration on overseas …

capital, population, income growth and distribution, and migration trends are endogenous. We derive new insights about the … impact of migration on long-term income growth and distribution, and the net benefits to natives in both destination and …

This paper poses and answers a number of critical questions about the relationship between migration and … the answers, (iv) Does migration matter for development? We conclude that one must avoid seeing migrants as super …-entrepreneurs and that the (positive) developmental impact of migration is more significant through other channels. Removal of …

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 …, 1994; Rubin, 1974). I show that the point-identification of the causal impact of migration requires strong behavioral …

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 3 discusses whether early performance …

determined both the attractiveness of different US counties at the time of migration, as well as current levels of development …. The results indicate that while there is a strong and positive impact associated with overall migration, the national …

then illustrate the consequences both types of temporary migration have for migrants' behaviour (as opposed to a permanent … migration). If migrations are non-permanent, then this has also consequences for the way empirical models need to be specified … with permanent migration intentions. …