International Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain

Knowledge of the economic effects of migration, especially its impact on economic development, is rather limited. In order to expand knowledge on migration, and identify policies and reforms that would lead to superior development outcomes, this vo...

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Main Authors: Özden, Çağlar, Schiff, Maurice
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Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank and Palgrave Macmillan 2012
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topic ASYLUM SEEKERS
BRAIN DRAIN
BRAIN GAIN
BRAIN WASTE
BRAIN-DRAIN
CAPITAL FLOWS
CHILD LABOR
COST OF MIGRATION
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
DETERMINANTS OF MIGRATION
DOMESTIC LABOR
DOMESTIC LABOR MARKET
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
EDUCATED PEOPLE
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EFFECTS OF MIGRATION
EMIGRATION
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPLOYMENT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EUROPEAN MIGRATION
EXTERNALITIES
FOREIGN STUDENTS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HIGHLY SKILLED WORKERS
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATION COUNTRIES
IMMIGRATION POLICIES
IMPACT OF MIGRATION
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INSURANCE
INTERNAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION FLOWS
INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKETS
LEGAL PROTECTION
MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS
MIGRANT
MIGRANT CHARACTERISTICS
MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MIGRATION COSTS
MIGRATION DECISIONS
MIGRATION FLOWS
MIGRATION PATTERNS
MIGRATION POLICY
MIGRATION RATES
MIGRATION RESEARCH
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIVE POPULATION
NORTH MIGRATION
NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
POLICIES
PRESENT VALUE
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SERVICES
REFUGEES
RESEARCH ON MIGRATION
RESEARCH PROGRAM
SKILLED MIGRANTS
SKILLED MIGRATION
SKILLED PEOPLE
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL ISSUES
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SUBSIDIARY
TEMPORARY MIGRATION
TRADE
UNSKILLED LABOR
WAGES
WASTE
WORKERS
spellingShingle ASYLUM SEEKERS
BRAIN DRAIN
BRAIN GAIN
BRAIN WASTE
BRAIN-DRAIN
CAPITAL FLOWS
CHILD LABOR
COST OF MIGRATION
COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
DETERMINANTS OF MIGRATION
DOMESTIC LABOR
DOMESTIC LABOR MARKET
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
EDUCATED PEOPLE
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EFFECTS OF MIGRATION
EMIGRATION
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPLOYMENT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
EUROPEAN MIGRATION
EXTERNALITIES
FOREIGN STUDENTS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HIGHLY SKILLED WORKERS
HOUSING
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMMIGRANTS
IMMIGRATION
IMMIGRATION COUNTRIES
IMMIGRATION POLICIES
IMPACT OF MIGRATION
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INSURANCE
INTERNAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION FLOWS
INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKETS
LEGAL PROTECTION
MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS
MIGRANT
MIGRANT CHARACTERISTICS
MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MIGRATION COSTS
MIGRATION DECISIONS
MIGRATION FLOWS
MIGRATION PATTERNS
MIGRATION POLICY
MIGRATION RATES
MIGRATION RESEARCH
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIVE POPULATION
NORTH MIGRATION
NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
POLICIES
PRESENT VALUE
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SERVICES
REFUGEES
RESEARCH ON MIGRATION
RESEARCH PROGRAM
SKILLED MIGRANTS
SKILLED MIGRATION
SKILLED PEOPLE
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL ISSUES
SOCIAL NETWORKS
SUBSIDIARY
TEMPORARY MIGRATION
TRADE
UNSKILLED LABOR
WAGES
WASTE
WORKERS
Özden, Çağlar
Schiff, Maurice
International Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain
relation Trade and Development
description Knowledge of the economic effects of migration, especially its impact on economic development, is rather limited. In order to expand knowledge on migration, and identify policies and reforms that would lead to superior development outcomes, this volume presents the results of a first set of studies carried out on the subject. Current demographic trends in both developed and developing countries are pointing toward significant, potential economic gains from migration. The labor forces in many developed countries are expected to peak around 2010, and decline by around 5 percent in the following two decades, accompanied by a rapid increase in dependency ratios. Conversely, the labor forces in many developing countries are expanding rapidly, resulting in declines in dependency ratios. This imbalance is likely to create strong demand for workers in developed countries' labor markets, especially for numerous service sectors that can only be supplied locally. There are large north-south wage gaps, however, especially for unskilled and semiskilled labor. Part 1 of this book, Migration and Remittances, examines the determinants of migration, and the impact of migration and remittances on various development indicators, and measures of welfare. Among these are poverty and inequality; investments in education, health, housing and other productive activities; entrepreneurship; and child labor and education. It focuses on different source countries, use data collected via different methodologies, and employ different econometric tools. Their results, however, are surprisingly consistent. Part 2, Brain Drain, Brain Gain, Brain Waste, focuses on issues related to the migration of skilled workers, that is, the brain drain. It presents the most extensive database on bilateral skilled migration to date, and also examines a number of issues associated with the brain drain, that have not been emphasized in the literature so far, uncovers a number of interesting and unexpected patterns, and, provides answers to some of the debates. This volume deals essentially with economically motivated south-north migration, whose principal cause is, in most cases, the difference in (the present value of) expected real wages, adjusted for migration costs.
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author Özden, Çağlar
Schiff, Maurice
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Schiff, Maurice
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title International Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain
title_short International Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain
title_full International Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain
title_fullStr International Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain
title_full_unstemmed International Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain
title_sort international migration, remittances, and the brain drain
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank and Palgrave Macmillan
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6360661/international-migration-remittances-brain-drain
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spelling okr-10986-69292021-04-23T14:02:27Z International Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain Özden, Çağlar Schiff, Maurice ASYLUM SEEKERS BRAIN DRAIN BRAIN GAIN BRAIN WASTE BRAIN-DRAIN CAPITAL FLOWS CHILD LABOR COST OF MIGRATION COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS DETERMINANTS OF MIGRATION DOMESTIC LABOR DOMESTIC LABOR MARKET ECONOMIC INTEGRATION EDUCATED PEOPLE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EFFECTS OF MIGRATION EMIGRATION EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP EUROPEAN MIGRATION EXTERNALITIES FOREIGN STUDENTS HEALTH OUTCOMES HIGHLY SKILLED WORKERS HOUSING HUMAN CAPITAL IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION COUNTRIES IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMPACT OF MIGRATION INCOME DISTRIBUTION INSURANCE INTERNAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION FLOWS INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LEGAL PROTECTION MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS MIGRANT MIGRANT CHARACTERISTICS MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION COSTS MIGRATION DECISIONS MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION PATTERNS MIGRATION POLICY MIGRATION RATES MIGRATION RESEARCH MUNICIPALITIES NATIVE POPULATION NORTH MIGRATION NUMBER OF MIGRANTS POLICIES PRESENT VALUE PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES REFUGEES RESEARCH ON MIGRATION RESEARCH PROGRAM SKILLED MIGRANTS SKILLED MIGRATION SKILLED PEOPLE SKILLED WORKERS SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL NETWORKS SUBSIDIARY TEMPORARY MIGRATION TRADE UNSKILLED LABOR WAGES WASTE WORKERS Knowledge of the economic effects of migration, especially its impact on economic development, is rather limited. In order to expand knowledge on migration, and identify policies and reforms that would lead to superior development outcomes, this volume presents the results of a first set of studies carried out on the subject. Current demographic trends in both developed and developing countries are pointing toward significant, potential economic gains from migration. The labor forces in many developed countries are expected to peak around 2010, and decline by around 5 percent in the following two decades, accompanied by a rapid increase in dependency ratios. Conversely, the labor forces in many developing countries are expanding rapidly, resulting in declines in dependency ratios. This imbalance is likely to create strong demand for workers in developed countries' labor markets, especially for numerous service sectors that can only be supplied locally. There are large north-south wage gaps, however, especially for unskilled and semiskilled labor. Part 1 of this book, Migration and Remittances, examines the determinants of migration, and the impact of migration and remittances on various development indicators, and measures of welfare. Among these are poverty and inequality; investments in education, health, housing and other productive activities; entrepreneurship; and child labor and education. It focuses on different source countries, use data collected via different methodologies, and employ different econometric tools. Their results, however, are surprisingly consistent. Part 2, Brain Drain, Brain Gain, Brain Waste, focuses on issues related to the migration of skilled workers, that is, the brain drain. It presents the most extensive database on bilateral skilled migration to date, and also examines a number of issues associated with the brain drain, that have not been emphasized in the literature so far, uncovers a number of interesting and unexpected patterns, and, provides answers to some of the debates. This volume deals essentially with economically motivated south-north migration, whose principal cause is, in most cases, the difference in (the present value of) expected real wages, adjusted for migration costs. 2012-06-01T20:32:17Z 2012-06-01T20:32:17Z 2006 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/01/6360661/international-migration-remittances-brain-drain 978-0-8213-6372-0 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6929 English en_US Trade and Development CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank and Palgrave Macmillan Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication