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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 …

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Immigration policy and self-selecting migrants

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

We explore the implications of migrants' self-selection for the determination of immigration policy in a simple model … migrants to immigration policy changes, which is crucial for predicting the effects of such policy in the receiving country …. For example, restricting immigration when it is low skilled may worsen self-selection and thus the receiving country skill …

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International migratory agreements : the paradox of adverse interest

Alonso, José Antonio; Santos Arteaga, Francisco Javier - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 11 (2020) 1/20, pp. 1-29

recommending the removal of immigration restrictions and the realities experienced by countries attempting to apply restrictions to … immigration flows. A formal model is built in which the strategic reaction of countries considers not only the benefits derived …

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Ability drain

Schiff, Maurice W. - 2015

Is ability drain (AD) economically significant? That immigrants or their children founded over 40% of the Fortune 500 US companies suggests it is. Moreover, brain drain (BD) induces a brain gain (BG). This cannot occur with ability. Nonetheless, while BD has been studied extensively, AD drain...

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Ability drain : size, impact, and comparison with brain drain under alternative immigration policies

Schiff, Maurice W. - 2017

Ability drain's (AD) impact seems economically significant, with 30% of US Nobel laureates since 1906 being immigrants, and immigrants or their children founding 40% of Fortune 500 companies. Nonetheless, while brain drain (BD) and gain (BG) have been studied extensively, AD has not. I examine...

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Noncognitive skills in economics : models, measurement, and empirical evidence

Thiel, Hendrik; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2009

There is an increasing economic literature considering personality. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects of economic analysis: measurement, theoretical modeling, and empirical estimates. Based on the relevant literature from different...

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Noncognitive skills in economics : models, measurement, and empirical evidence

Thiel, Hendrik; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2011 - Revised version: November 15, 2011

There is an increasing economic literature considering personality traits as a source of individual differences in labor market productivity and other outcomes. This paper provides an overview on the role of these skills regarding three main aspects: measurement, development over the life...

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