Category Archives: High-skilled Emigration

Wage Effects of High-Skilled Migration:International Evidence

by Volkar Grossman and David Stadelmann IZA DP No.6611, May 2012 This paper argues that international migration of high-skilled workers triggers productivity effects at the macro level such that the wage rate of skilled workers may rise in host countries … Continue reading

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Does High-Skilled Migration Affect Publicly Financed Investments?

by Volker Grossman and David Stadelmann IZA DP No.6610, May 2012 This paper analyzes the interaction between migration of high-skilled labor and publicly financed investment. We develop a theoretical model with multiple, ex ante identical jurisdictions where individuals decide on … Continue reading

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Pulls of International Student Mobility

by Martin Kahanec and Renata Kralikova IZA DP No.6233, December 2011 Economic theory suggests that high-skilled immigration generally has positive effects on the receiving economy. International student mobility is an important channel through which highskilled immigrants arrive. The purpose of … Continue reading

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Immigration:High Skilled vs. Low Skilled Labor?

by Barry R. Chiswick IZA Policy Paper No. 28,  July 2011 This policy analysis paper explores the implications for the host country population of alternative immigration policies. The two immigration options considered are a policy based on admitting primarily high-skilled … Continue reading

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International Migration, Imperfect Information,and Brain Drain

By Vianney Dequiedt and Yves Zenous IZA DP No. 5786, June 2011 We consider a model of international migration where skills of workers are imperfectly observed by firms in the host country and where information asymmetries are more severe for … Continue reading

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