This paper reconsiders the (self-)selection of international migrants. In an extended Roy-model we analyse the factors which affect the selection bias of migrants. In particular, we find that migrants need not necessarily be (un-)favourably self-selected if the inequality of earnings is higher...

This paper reconsiders the (self-)selection of international migrants. In an extended Roymodel we analyse the factors which affect the selection bias of migrants. In particular, we find that migrants need not necessarily be (un-)favourably self-selected if the inequality of earnings is higher...

Der Beitrag analysiert die (Selbst-)Selektion von Migranten zwischen Ländern, in denen substantielle Unterschiede bezüglich Einkommensungleichheit bestehen. In einer erweiterten Version des Roy-Modells werden Migrationskosten betrachtet, welche dazu tendieren, weniger als proportional zum...