The Brain Drain : Some Evidence from European Expatriates in the United States

This paper uses U.S. Census data from 1990 and 2000 to provide evidence on the labor market characteristics of European-born workers living in the US. It is found that there is a positive wage premium associated with these workers, and that the highly skilled are overrepresented compared with the source country, more so when one moves up the skill ladder.

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Year of publication:	2004
Authors:	Saint-Paul, Gilles
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Brain Drain \| Internationale Arbeitsmobilität \| Migranten \| Europäisch \| Lohnniveau \| Vereinigte Staaten \| brain drain \| migration \| Europe

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Series:	IZA Discussion Papers ; 1310
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	472604589 [GVK] hdl:10419/20576 [Handle]
Classification:	J61 - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers ; J31 - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials by Skill, Training, Occupation, etc
Source:	EconStor

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