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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 … education decisions. We identify bilateral migration costs and their legal component for each pair of countries and two classes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333443
The most basic economic theory suggests that rising incomes in developing countries will deter emigration from those countries, an idea that captivates policymakers in international aid and trade diplomacy. A lengthy literature and recent data suggest something quite different: that over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010468120
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 … education decisions. We identify bilateral migration costs and their legal component for each pair of countries and two classes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010736743
The most basic economic theory suggests that rising incomes in developing countries will deter emigration from those countries, an idea that captivates policymakers in international aid and trade diplomacy. A lengthy literature and recent data suggest something quite different: that over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959810
economy. First, we combine data on effective and desired migration to identify the net pool of foreign talents (NPFT) of … benefit less than the US. In addition, liberalizing high-skilled migration decreases income per worker by 2.5 percent in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011075063
and mobility decisions, population growth, and income disparities across and within countries. First, our static … for the 21st century. Assuming the continuation of recent education and migration policies, we predict stable disparities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011931769
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 … education decisions. We identify bilateral migration costs and their legal component for each pair of countries and two classes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010235847
The most basic economic theory suggests that rising incomes in developing countries will deter emigration from those countries, an idea that captivates policymakers in international aid and trade diplomacy. A lengthy literature and recent data suggest something quite different: that over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010423766
and mobility decisions, population growth, and income disparities across and within countries. First, our static … for the 21st century. Assuming the continuation of recent education and migration policies, we predict stable disparities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011910583
In this paper we study the impact of the income distribution on innovation through the demand for quality goods. For simplicity, we assume that there are two types of consumers, rich and poor. The income distribution is measured by the population share of the poor and the relative income of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010263108