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International migration is a selective process that induces ambiguous effects on human capital and economic development … and human capital accumulation in a multi-country context. We then embed this migration-education nexus into a development … accounting framework to quantify the effects of migration on development and inequality. We find that selective emigration …
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Discussions of high-skilled mobility typically evoke migration patterns from poorer to wealthier countries, which … capital mobility through bilateral migration stocks by gender and education in 1990 and 2000, and calculation of nuanced brain …-gravity model, then identifies key determinants of international migration, and subsequently uses estimated parameters to impute …
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value of labor mobility for economic prosperity and its determinants. Labor migration and not welfare migration dominates … the future a much higher level of circular and permanent migration. …
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This chapter investigates the two-way relationship between population aging and international migration. After … documenting the trends for both, we review the supply-push and demand-pull determinants of migration, focusing particularly on the … role of age and aging. We subsequently analyze the implications of migration in the context of aging for labor markets, as …
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In this chapter, I discuss the recent academic research on international migration, focusing on the causes and … on immigration. My aim is to identify facts about international migration relevant to those concerned about why labor …
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gain (𝐵𝐺) have been studied extensively while 𝐴𝐷 has not, I examine migration's impact on ability (𝑎) as well as on …; ii) Migration reduces (raises) home country residents' (migrants') average ability, with an ambiguous (positive) impact … fraction of our estimate. Thus, in order to correctly assess the impact of skilled migration, home and host countries …
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The most basic economic theory suggests that rising incomes in developing countries will deter emigration from those countries, an idea that captivates policymakers in international aid and trade diplomacy. A lengthy literature and recent data suggest something quite different: that over the...
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This chapter connects population aging with international migration. After documenting the trends for both, we review … the supply-push and demand-pull determinants of migration, focusing particularly on the role of age and aging. We … subsequently discuss the literature concerning the implications of migration in the context of aging for labor markets, health and …
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This paper reviews the effect of natural disasters on human mobility or migration. Although there is an increase of … natural disasters and migration recently and more patterns to observe, the relationship remains complex. While some authors … find that disasters increase migration, others show that they have only a marginal or no effect or are even negative. Human …
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. Nonetheless, while BD has been studied extensively, AD drain has not. I examine migration's impact on ability (a), education (h …), which combines PS and VS (e.g., Canada, 2015+). I find that i) Migration reduces (raises) source country residents …
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