Wage Effects of High-Skilled Migration : International Evidence
The international migration of high-skilled workers may trigger productivity effects at the macro level such that the wage rate of skilled workers increases in host countries and decreases in source countries. We exploit data on international bilateral migration flows and provide evidence consistent...
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okr-10986-210102021-04-23T14:04:01Z Wage Effects of High-Skilled Migration : International Evidence Grossmann, Volker Stadelmann, David brain drain human capital international migration labor force labor market productivity effect secondary schooling skilled labor total factor productivity wage effects wage level wage rate The international migration of high-skilled workers may trigger productivity effects at the macro level such that the wage rate of skilled workers increases in host countries and decreases in source countries. We exploit data on international bilateral migration flows and provide evidence consistent with this theoretical hypothesis. We propose various instrumentation strategies to identify the causal effect of skilled migration on log differences of GDP per capita, total factor productivity, and the wages of skilled workers between pairs of source and destination countries. These strategies aim to address the endogeneity problem that arises when international wage differences affect migration decisions. 2014-12-30T18:14:46Z 2014-12-30T18:14:46Z 2013-06 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21010 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research :: Journal Article |
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The international migration of high-skilled workers may trigger productivity effects at the macro level such that the wage rate of skilled workers increases in host countries and decreases in source countries. We exploit data on international bilateral migration flows and provide evidence consistent with this theoretical hypothesis. We propose various instrumentation strategies to identify the causal effect of skilled migration on log differences of GDP per capita, total factor productivity, and the wages of skilled workers between pairs of source and destination countries. These strategies aim to address the endogeneity problem that arises when international wage differences affect migration decisions. |
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Wage Effects of High-Skilled Migration : International Evidence |
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Wage Effects of High-Skilled Migration : International Evidence |
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Wage Effects of High-Skilled Migration : International Evidence |
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Wage Effects of High-Skilled Migration : International Evidence |
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Wage Effects of High-Skilled Migration : International Evidence |
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wage effects of high-skilled migration : international evidence |
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Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank |
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