What determines emigration, and what impact does it have on the sending country? We consider the case of Denmark … registers – to show that areas with a more unequal distribution of land witnessed larger emigration. We then use income tax data …, finding evidence of a positive income effect on the areas which saw most emigration. …

the labour market and emigration decisions, carrying out the analysis for both Swiss native and previous immigrant workers … undereducation is positively associated with the probability of emigration and return to the country of origin. In contrast, the … reverse relationship is found between overeducation and emigration, especially among non-European immigrant workers. According …

emigration increases wages in the sending country but only for non-emigrants with substitutable skills similar to those of …

Estimating the impact of risk aversion on emigration at the individual level is complicated by selection issues. In … capture a (negative) relationship between risk aversion and emigration intention, a Control Function strategy using the two …

The ‘mobility transition’ hypothesis - with emigration first increasing and then decreasing as a country develops … grow as low-income countries develop. This paper tests the relationships between development and emigration from 130 … emigration from low to middle-income countries declines as income increases, education improves or population growth slows down …