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Human Capital and Fertility in Chinese Clans Before Modern Growth

Shiue, Carol Hua - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

major educational investments. Third, those households that invested in education had fewer children, suggesting that …

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The Evolution of Citizenship: Economic and Institutional Determinants

Bertocchi, Graziella; Strozzi, Chiara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

We investigate the origin and evolution of the legal institution of citizenship from a political economy perspective. We compile a new data set on citizenship laws across countries of the world which documents how these institutions have evolved in the postwar period. We show that, despite a...

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Determinants of International Migration: Empirical Evidence for Migration from Developing Countries to Germany

Rotte, Ralph; Vogler, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

By means of a descriptive survey of theoretical literature we first work out the potential determinants that may drive international migration from developing to developed countries. In addition, we look at the relationship between trade, development and migration. Empirical studies focusing on...

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What Fundamentals Drive World Migration?

Hatton, Timothy J.; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

OECD governments note rising immigration with alarm and grapple with policies aimed at selecting certain migrants and keeping out others. Economists appear to be well armed to advise governments since they are responsible for an impressive literature that examines the characteristics of...

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Selective immigration policies, migrants' education and welfare at origin

Bertoli, Simone; Brücker, Herbert - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

migrants' average education even if one allows for endogenous schooling decisions and education policies at origin. Still, more …

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Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment

Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

Can international migration promote better institutions at home by raising the demand for political accountability? In order to examine this question, we designed a behavioral measure of the population’s desire for better governance. A postcard was distributed to households with the pledge...

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Citizenship Laws and International Migration in Historical Perspective

Bertocchi, Graziella; Strozzi, Chiara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

We investigate the origin, impact and evolution of citizenship laws. Citizenship laws originate from the common and civil law traditions, which apply jus soli and jus sanguinis, respectively. We compile a dataset across countries of the world starting from the 19th century. The impact of the...

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Migration, the Quality of the Labour Force and Economic Inequality

Kahanec, Martin; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

Mobility of workers involves flows of labour, human capital and other production factors and thus contributes to a more efficient allocation of resources. Besides these effects on allocative efficiency, migrant flows affect relative wages and also change the international and national...

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China's Latent Human Capital Investment: Achieving Milestones and Competing for the Top

Constant, Amelie; Meng, Jingzhou; Tien, Bienvenue; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

achievements in education as well as its internationalization of education. Since 1978, the landmark for the foundation of the … Chinese modern higher education system China has made tremendous strides in education both domestically and internationally … producing serious scholars and a tremendous amount of scholarly output; more and more Chinese students seek higher education …

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Brain drain in globalization: A general equilibrium analysis from the sending countries’ perspective

Docquier, Frédéric; Marchiori, Luca; Shen, I-Ling - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

High-skilled emigration has been found to affect developing economies via different channels. With a calibrated general equilibrium framework, this paper finds that the short-run impact of brain drain on resident human capital is extremely crucial, as it does not only determine the number of...

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