The most basic economic theory suggests that rising incomes in developing countries will deter emigration from those … suggest something quite different: that over the course of a "mobility transition", emigration generally rises with economic … development until countries reach upper-middle income, and only thereafter falls. This note quantifies the shape of the mobility …

We examine agricultural child labor in the context of emigration, transfers, and the ability to hire outside labor. We … the hypothesis that both emigration and remittances reduce child labor. …

the UK and Ireland. I use this emigration wave to show that emigration significantly changed the wage distribution in the … calibration of a structural model of labor demand, I find that over the period of five years emigration increased the wages of … significant effect of emigration on the wage distribution between high-skilled and low-skilled workers. …

life satisfaction and emigration intentions: it is the most and the least life-satisfied people who are the most likely to … express intentions to emigrate. This result is found in countries with different levels of economic development and …

issue: the complex relationship of development and migration. Since the beginning of the 1990s several arguments have been … discussed which hint at the possibility that progress in development of less developed regions might lead to more migration …

feedback effects, those countries with high skilled emigration rates are the most candid victims to brain drain since they are …

High-skilled emigration is an emotive issue that in popular discourse is often referred to as brain drain, conjuring …

migration system. It argues that migrant workers may importantly contribute to economic growth and development both in sending … framework on migration and development: (iii) regional and bilateral coordination mechanisms to balance these not necessarily …