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Frontier issues of the political economy of migration

Epstein, Gil S. - 2012

affect, via a lobbying process, the choice of public policy. We also consider how interest groups and lobbying activities …

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Language and culture as drivers of migration : linguistic and cultural barriers affect international migration flows

Adserà, Alícia - 2015

As migration flows to developed countries have increased in recent decades, so have the number of countries from which migrants arrive. Thus, it is increasingly important to consider what role differences in culture and language play in migration decisions. Recent work shows that culture and...

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Financial liberalization and remittances : recent longitudinal evidence

Bang, James T.; Mitra, Aniruddha; Wunnava, Phanindra V. - 2013

This paper investigates the impact of financial liberalization on remittances to 84 countries over five-year intervals from 1990-2005 based on the difference-GMM method of Arellano and Bond (1991). We find that various dimensions of financial reform impact remittances differently. Increased...

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Financial Liberalization and the Brain Drain : A Panel Data Analysis

Mitra, Aniruddha - 2011

This paper explores the impact of financial liberalization on the migration of high skilled labor from 46 countries to the OECD, taken at five year intervals over the period 1985-2000. Using an exploratory factor analysis, we are able to distinguish between two dimensions of financial...

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Immigration policy and self-selecting migrants

Bianchi, Milo (contributor) - 2006 - Rev. November 2, 2006

utilitarian world. -- Immigrant self-selection ; immigration policy preferences ; political economy of immigration …

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International migration with heterogeneous agents : theory and evidence

Brücker, Herbert (contributor); … - 2006

International migration is characterized by two puzzling facts: First, only a small share of the population tends to migrate although substantial and persisting income differences across countries exist. Second, net migration rates tend to cease over time despite persisting income differences....

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International migration with heterogeneous agents : theory and evidence

Brücker, Herbert; Schröder, Philipp J. H. - 2007

Zwei verwirrende Fakten der internationalen Wanderung sind, dass nur ein kleiner Teil der Bevölkerung der Auswanderungsländer emigriert und dass die Migrationsquoten mit der Zeit kleiner werden. Der Beitrag untersucht dieses Phänomen unter Zuhilfenahme eines Migrationsmodells mit heterogenen...

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The dynamic implications of liberalizing global migration

Delogu, Marco; Docquier, Frédéric; Machado, Joël - 2014

This paper quantitatively investigates the short- and long-run effects of liberalizing global migration on the world … distribution of income. We develop and parametrize a dynamic model of the world economy with endogenous migration, fertility and … are gradual and cumulative. In case of a complete liberalization, the world average level of GDP per worker increases by …

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International migration : the relationship with economic and policy factors in the home and destination country

Westmore, Ben - 2014

Unfavourable demographic trends in many OECD countries threaten the sustainability of potential labour resources, GDP growth and fiscal positions. One factor that is expected to mitigate these trends is continued inflows of migrant workers from low income economies. However, a rapid catch-up in...

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International Migration : A Global Complex Network

Tranos, Emmanouil - 2012

Migration has become a prominent research theme in geography and regional science and it has been approached from various methodological angles. Nonetheless, a common missing element in most migration studies is the lack of awareness of the overall network topology, which characterizes migration...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013097888

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