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Migration and the diffusion of knowledge in a globalized economy

Groot, Stefan P. T. - 2011

This paper considers diversity of the knowledge of expats as a complementary dimension of human capital that may generate spillovers. Such, often intangible, knowledge about foreign markets, management skills, and other complementary information may enhance the productivity of these expats, or...

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Wage gaps and migrantion costs : an analysis from simulation data

Salazar-Ordóñez, Melania; García Alonso, Carlos Ramón; … - 2011

Borjas (1987, 1991 and 1994) developed the self-selection theory, applying Roy's model (1951) to migration studies. He … the individual investment decision theory (Human Capital theory), applying simulated data by Monte-Carlo method. The … theory of individual investment decisions allows us to analyze self-selection patterns across differences in wages and …

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Modelling migration and regional labour markets : an application of new economic geography model RHOMOLO

Kancs, D'Artis; López-Bazo, Enrique; Manca, Fabio; … - 2012 - Preliminary draft

The objective of the present paper is to study the impact of R&D investment on inter-regional labour migration and inter-sectoral labour reallocation in the EU, specifically at regional level. In order to capture important general equilibrium effects, we employ a structural NEG model called...

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Welfare magnets, taxation and the location decisions of migrants to the EU

Nowotny, Klaus - 2011

Migrants are among the groups most vulnerable to economic fluctuations. As predicted by the 'welfare magnet' hypothesis, migrants can therefore be expected to--ceteris paribus--prefer countries with more generous welfare provisions to insure themselves against labor market risks. This paper...

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Technological progress and economic geography

Tabuchi, Takatoshi; Thisse, Jacques-François; Zhu, Xiwei - 2014

New economic geography focuses on the impact of falling transport costs on the spatial distribution of activities. However, it disregards the role of technological innovations, which are central to modern economic growth, as well as the role of migration costs, which are a strong impediment to...

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Modelling migration and regional labour markets : an application of the new economic geography model RHOMOLOI

Brandsma, Andries; Kancs, D'Artis; Persyn, Damiaan - 2013

The present paper describes the modelling of regional labour markets in the newly developed dynamic spatial general equilibrium model RHOMOLO, where the labour market equilibrium is determined by firms' labour demand, a wage-curve determining unemployment, and interregional labour migration. The...

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Financial integration and labor mobility in a monetary union

Ma, Xiaofei - In: Crises and Uncertainty in the Economy, (pp. 19-49). 2022

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Does openness lead to sustained economic growth? : export growth versus other variables as determinants of economic growth

Ramanayake, Sanika Sulochani; Lee, Keun - In: Journal of the Asia Pacific economy 20 (2015) 3, pp. 345-368

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Domestic product standards and free trade areas : implications for the EU-Japan FTA

Yanase, Akihiko; Kurata, Hiroshi - 2014

This study considers endogenous determination of domestic standards on products that cause negative consumption externalities in the presence of a preferential trade agreement (PTA) in a three-country world. In particular, we examine how a PTA affects the optimal levels of external tariffs and...

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Offshoring, mismatch, and labor market outcomes

Arseneau, David M.; Epstein, Brendan - In: Globalization : strategies and effects, (pp. 47-74). 2017

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