A Reappraisal of the Migration-Development Nexus : Testing the Robustness of the Migration Transition Hypothesis

A Reappraisal of the Migration-Development Nexus : Testing the Robustness of the Migration Transition Hypothesis

This paper tests the migration transition hypothesis that emigration flows first increase and later decrease with a country’s economic development. Using a migration version of the gravity model, this hypothesis is tested on a global panel data set...

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Main Authors: Berthiaume, Nicolas, Leefmans, Naomi, Oomes, Nienke, Rojas-Romagosa, Hugo, Vervliet, Tobias
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
MIGRATION FLOW
TRADE AND INVESTMENT
LABOR MARKET
GRAVITY MODEL
MIGRATION HUMP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/786201611170919983/A-Reappraisal-of-the-Migration-Development-Nexus-Testing-the-Robustness-of-the-Migration-Transition-Hypothesis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35032

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/786201611170919983/A-Reappraisal-of-the-Migration-Development-Nexus-Testing-the-Robustness-of-the-Migration-Transition-Hypothesis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35032

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