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The microeconomic determinants of emigration and return migration of the best and brightest: evidence from the Pacific

Gibson, John; McKenzie, David - 2009

A unique survey which tracks worldwide the best and brightest academic performers from three Pacific countries is used to assess the extent of emigration and return migration among the very highly skilled, and to analyze, at the microeconomic level, the determinants of these migration choices....

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Crossing the border: Self-selection, earnings and individual migration decisions

Bertoli, Simone; Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Jesús; … - 2010

Many empirical studies on the determinants of international migration flows rely exclusively on macro data, and do not account for migrants' self-selection. We analyze a very interesting episode in international migration for which we are able to gather individual-level data covering all...

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Occupation-specific south-north migration

Heuer, Nina - 2010

This paper presents occupation-specific data on south-north migration around the year 2000 using employment data for developing sending and OECD receiving countries from ILO and OECD. These data reveal that the incidence of south-north migration was highest among professionals, one of the two...

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Why go to France or Germany, if you could as well go to the UK or the US?: selective features of immigration to four major OECD countries

Geis, Wido; Uebelmesser, Silke; Werding, Martin - 2008

geographical and cultural, immigration policies and migrant networks. Differentiating immigrants by their educational attainments …

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Immigration policies and the ecuadorian exodus

Bertoli, Simone; Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Jesús; … - 2010

Ecuador experienced an unprecedented wave of international migration since the late 1990s, triggered by a severe economic and financial crisis. This paper gathers individual-level data from Ecuador and the two main destinations of Ecuadorian migrants: the US and Spain. First, we provide a...

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Student flows and migration : an empirical analysis

Dreher, Axel; Poutvaara, Panu - 2005

Using panel data for 78 countries of origin we examine the impact of student flows to the United States on subsequent migration there over the period 1971-2001. What we find is that the stock of foreign students is an important predictor of subsequent migration. This holds true whether or not...

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Student flows and migration: An empirical analysis

Dreher, Axel; Poutvaara, Panu - 2006

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Brain Drain from Turkey: The Case of Professionals Abroad

Güngör, Nil Demet; Tansel, Aysit - 2007

The paper presents research findings on the return intentions of Turkish professionals residing abroad. The study uses a descriptive framework to establish the validity of several proposed models of non-return. The results are based on an internet survey of Turkish professionals abroad....

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Microeconometric Analyses on Economic Consequences of Selective Migration

Ruhose, Jens - 2015

decades, it is important to know both how migrants integrate into the destination countries and how immigration affects …. Chapters 4 and 5 cover the effect of immigration on the host societies by showing that growing up in high immigration area … increases intergenerational income mobility among natives and by showing that immigration may, under specific circumstances …

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Heaven's Swing Door: Endogenous skills, migration networks and the effectiveness of quality-selective immigration policies

Bertoli, Simone; Rapoport, Hillel - 2013

A growing number of OECD countries are leaning toward adopting quality-selective immigration policies. The underlying … selectivity of immigration policies, the initial pattern of migrants' self-selection on education, and the way time …' quality should vary with the degree of selectivity of immigration policies at destination. Empirical evidence presented as …

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