The Roy-Borjas model predicts that international migrants are less educated than nonmigrants because the returns to …, empirical evidence often shows the opposite. Using the case of Mexico-U.S. migration, we show that this inconsistency between … predictions and empirical evidence can be resolved when the human capital of migrants is assessed using a two-dimensional measure …

The Roy-Borjas model predicts that international migrants are less educated than nonmigrants because the returns to …, empirical evidence often shows the opposite. Using the case of Mexico-U.S. migration, we show that this inconsistency between … predictions and empirical evidence can be resolved when the human capital of migrants is assessed using a two-dimensional measure …

across US counties during the Age of Mass Migration. To do so we combine a unique USPTO historical patent dataset with Census …

, highlighting potential differences between countries and between the European Union (EU) and non-EU migrants. The results highlight …-term process or "experienced" activity. The findings also show that in most cases, migrants do not attend the cultural activities … integration of migrants could be the primary driver of cultural participation and integration. …

strengthens their inclination to resort to migration as a means of reducing this heightened stress. Other things held constant …

This paper examines the migration and labor mobility in the European Union and elaborates on their importance for the … that migration is beneficial is broken. This comes with a crisis of European institutions in general. Migration and labor … survive or collapse even if it solves its migration challenge. But it will most likely collapse, if it fails to solve the …

strengthens their inclination to resort to migration as a means of reducing this heightened stress. Other things held constant …

. Moreover, migrants might be favourably (self-)selected if the migration costs tend to decline with the skill level of migrants …This paper reconsiders the (self-)selection of international migrants. In an extended Roy-model we analyse the factors … which affect the selection bias of migrants. In particular, we find that migrants need not necessarily be (un …

In light of the recent feminization of migration, we empirically explore to what extent worldwide female migration can … and highly robust incentive to emigrate. Yet, whether those migration aspirations are turned into actual preparations is …