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Theory suggests that groups historically subject to discrimination, such as Jews, could exhibit traditionally high investment in education because discrimination spurred exit facilitated by human capital. Theory moreover suggests that if exit is uncertain, it could induce investment in skill...
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) have been studied extensively, AD has not. I examine migration's impact on ability (a), education (h), and productive human …, and b) the 'vetting' system (VS) which accounts for s (e.g., US H-1B program). Findings are: i) Migration reduces (raises …
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This paper investigates whether or not research quality is significantly associated with a university's ability to attract students from other provinces in Italy. First university enrolments of students over the period 2003-2011 are regressed on several universities' research quality indicators...
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We analyze the internal mobility of university graduates in Switzerland. An empirically interesting question because not all the cantons have a university and therefore in some cantons students have to leave their home for studying but all the cantons have to bear the public costs for studying...
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This article analyzes the effect of migration from a less advanced economy to a more advanced economy on economic … are incorporated. The model shows that out-migration increases fertility and reduces human capital in the source economy …. At the same time, in-migration reduces fertility and can increase or decrease the average level of human capital in the …
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This paper assesses the potential for skilled labor migration from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe. It utilizes … hypothetical scenarios for skilled labor migration from the African to the European countries. It is demonstrated that the European … distribution where employment rates are low. Hence, more regular and skilled labor migration from African countries will unlikely …
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migration. Academics in countries behind the Iron Curtain were strongly isolated from the rest of the world. This context poses … the question of the importance of academic networks for migration post the fall of the Berlin Wall and Iron Curtain. Using … cost of migration and thus acting as a facilitator or a de-facilitator of migration. The signal channel on the other hand …
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