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 …

Many governments seek to reduce emigration from low-income countries by encouraging economic development there. A large … average emigration first rises, then falls with development. But this hypothesis has not been tested with global datasets … literature, however, observes that average emigration rates are higher in countries with sustained increases in GDP per capita …

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 …

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 …

, by forming good economic prospects, has reduced emigration as predicted by theory. Our estimates show that migration …

simple model, which highlights the theoretical case for a substitution effect between voicing and emigration. We subsequently … numbers of press reports, is associated with lower emigration rates. This substitution effect holds for both internal and …