Two of the most salient trends surrounding the issue of migration and development over the last two decades are the … large rise in remittances, and an increased flow of skilled migration. However, recent literature based on cross …-country regressions has claimed that more educated migrants remit less, leading to concerns that further increases in skilled migration …

predominantly determined by the same success factors as those for the New Zealand born. Migration increases trade and tourism, both … consequences of greater diversity; and differences in impacts between temporary and long-term migration. …

-selective. These predictions are then tested empirically using bilateral remittance and migration data and proxy measures for the …

view tends to neglect two important dynamic e ffects: the role of migration networks, which could reduce immigrants …' quality, and the responsiveness of education decisions to the prospects of migration. Our model shows that migration networks …-equivalent migration costs by education level relate to networks. The results imply that the relationship between networks and immigrants …

Migration is an important and yet neglected determinant of institutions. The paper documents the channels through which …

Research on the relationship between high-skilled migration and remittances has been limited by the lack of suitable …

High-skilled workers are four times more likely to migrate than low-skilled workers. This skill bias in migration … bias in migration significantly increases welfare in most receiving countries. Moreover, due to a more efficient global … that more - not less - high-skilled migration would increase world welfare. …

view tends to neglect two important dynamic effects: the role of migration networks, which could reduce immigrants' quality …, and the responsiveness of education decisions to the prospects of migration. Our model shows that migration networks and … immigration policies, the initial pattern of migrants' self-selection on education, and the way time-equivalent migration costs by …

Migration is an important and yet neglected determinant of institutions. The paper documents the channels through which …

predominantly determined by the same success factors as those for the New Zealand born. Migration increases trade and tourism, both … consequences of greater diversity; and differences in impacts between temporary and long-term migration. …