This working paper looks in detail at the H-1B and L-1 visa programs for temporary employment in the United States. Based on official data from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the US Department of State, H-1B and L-1 visa issuance rapidly increased in the late 1990s, followed by...

The present paper makes an attempt to examine theoretically the impact of emigration of skilled labour from developing countries on the level of welfare of the non-migrants and the level of urban unemployment of unskilled labour in a three sector Harris-Todaro model. The analysis suggests that...

We document a slowdown in low-skilled immigration that began around the onset of the Great Recession in 2007, which was associated with a subsequent rise in low-skilled wages, a decline in the skill premium, and labor shortages in service occupations. Falling returns to education also coincided...

Mit dem Ausscheiden der geburtenstarken Jahrgänge der Babyboomer aus dem Arbeitsmarkt wird Deutschland in den nächsten Jahren in zunehmendem Maß auf Fachkräfte aus dem Ausland angewiesen sein, um massive Engpässe am Arbeitsmarkt zu vermeiden und Wachstum und Wohlstand zu sichern....

Vor dem Hintergrund des demografischen Wandels ist Deutschland in zunehmendem Maß auf die Zuwanderung von Fachkräften angewiesen, um Wachstum und Wohlstand zu sichern. Gleichzeitig ist das Potenzial an Personen, die über Qualifikationen verfügen, die einem beruflichen oder hochschulischen...

This paper investigates empirically the role of taxes on labor for the stock of expatriates and the migration flows of skilled workers. Given the increasing mobility of labour, especially of high-skilled people and expatriates, it is interesting to see to what extent labour income taxes and...

This paper examines the potential impacts of East-West migration of talents on the innovative capital and hence the long-run growth prospects in Eastern sending countries. Complementing previous studies, we examine the impact of high skill migration not only on the formation of human capital,...

We document a steady decline in low-skilled immigration that began with the onset of the Great Recession in 2007, which was associated with labor shortages in low-skilled service occupations and a decline in the skill premium. Falling returns to high-skilled jobs coincided with a decline in the...

This paper investigates empirically the role of Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) as determinants of migration inflows for 29 OECD countries in the period 1998-2008. By increasing information about signatory countries, PTAs are expected to drive migration flows towards member countries....