country in a model of international migration of skilled workers. Acquisition of human capital is driven by the academic and …

country in a model of international migration of skilled workers. Acquisition of human capital is driven by the academic and …

Immigration policies in western democracies have often been contrary to the policies predicted by the mainstream theory … of international economics. In particular, political parties that, according to economic theory, should adopt policies …. We identify a political principal-agent problem based on ego-rents from political office. Our theory predicts voter …

We study migration policy enforcement by an elected government. The policymaker faces uncertainty on the supply of …