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Circular migration : why resticting labor mobility can be counterproductive

Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2014

, creating a "brain drain" in the sending country. In reality, migration is typically temporary: Workers migrate, find employment … circular migration can be costly to both sending and receiving countries. …

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Post-enlargement emigration and new EU members' labor markets : outmigration has contributed to increasing wages and decreasing unemployment in the new EU member states but may als...

Zaiceva, Anzelika - 2014

The recent EU enlargements into Central and Eastern Europe and increased labor mobility within the Union provide a unique opportunity to evaluate the labor market effects of emigration. Outmigration has contributed to higher wages for stayers, as well as to lower unemployment in the source...

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How to attract foreign students : international student mobility can be good for migrating students, their home country, the host country, and those remaining at home

Chevalier, Arnaud - 2014

highly qualified workers - are overblown and that student migration can positively affect economic growth in both sending and …

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The impact of aging on the scale of migration : older people migrate less than young, yet with population aging, mobility of elderly and specialized workers may increase

Zaiceva, Anzelika - 2014

migration, since the desire to migrate declines later in the life cycle. In addition, indirect labor demand effects may also … reduce migration. However, migration of the elderly, return retirement migration, as well as mobility of certain specialist …

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Freedom of movement for workers : relaxing immigration restrictions could greatly improve the well-being of people in developing countries, with little effect on wages

Kennan, John - 2014

Most developed countries have foreign aid programs that aim to alleviate poverty and foster economic growth in less developed countries, but with very limited success. A large body of evidence indicates that the root of the economic development problem is cross-country differences in the...

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Language and culture as drivers of migration : linguistic and cultural barriers affect international migration flows

Adserà, Alícia - 2015

As migration flows to developed countries have increased in recent decades, so have the number of countries from which … migrants arrive. Thus, it is increasingly important to consider what role differences in culture and language play in migration … decisions. Recent work shows that culture and language may explain migration patterns to developed countries even better than …

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The use of natural experiments in migration research : data on rapid, unexpected refugee flows can credibly identify the impact of migration on native workers' labor market outcome...

Tumen, Semih - 2015

Estimating the causal effect of immigration on the labor market outcomes of native workers has been a major concern in the literature. Because immigrants decide whether and where to migrate, immigrant populations generally consist of individuals with characteristics that differ from those of a...

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Should countries auction immigrant visas? : selling the right to immigrate to the highest bidders would allocate visas efficiently but might raise ethical concerns

Zavodny, Madeline - 2015

the migration process and create concerns about fairness and accessibility. No country has yet auctioned visas. …

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Gravity models : a tool for migration analysis : availability of bilateral data on migratory flows has renewed interest in using gravity models to identify migration determinants

Ramos, Raúl - 2016

, capital, or even people; however, data limitations regarding migration flows have hindered their use in this context. With … of migration policy, for instance, the effects of visa restriction policies on migration flows. The specification …

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What determines the net fiscal effects of migration? : proactive policies result in a better labor market integration

Hinte, Holger - 2014

Do migration policies affect whether immigrants contribute more to public finances than they receive as transfer … of, active migration and integration strategies. …

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