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Gould, Eric D. and Moav, Omer (2016) Does high inequality attract high skilled immigrants? The Economic Journal, 126 (593). pp. 1055-1091. doi:10.1111/ecoj.12185 ISSN 0013-0133.

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Abstract

This study examines how the sources and levels of income inequality affect how a country attracts and retains high skilled workers. With parameter values that yield realistic levels of emigration, our model shows that emigration rates increase with education when the returns to education are higher abroad. However, the relationship between unobservable skills (‘residual wages’) and emigration can display an inverse U-shaped pattern, if unobservable skills are composed of both ‘general’ and ‘country-specific’ skills. Using data on Israeli emigrants before they decide to emigrate, we find strong empirical evidence in support of the model's predictions.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Emigrants, Israeli, Emigration and immigration -- Mathematical models, Wages
Journal or Publication Title: The Economic Journal
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 0013-0133
Official Date: June 2016
Dates:
DateEvent
June 2016Published
15 September 2014Available
15 September 2014Accepted
Volume: 126
Number: 593
Page Range: pp. 1055-1091
DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12185
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 25 July 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 25 July 2018
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
UNSPECIFIEDMakhon le-meḥḳar kalkali be-Yiśraʾel ʿal-shem Moris Falḳhttp://viaf.org/viaf/133719220
UNSPECIFIEDMerkaz le-fituaḥ ʿal-shem P. Sapirhttp://viaf.org/viaf/149901553

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