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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
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12185
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 | |||||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration |
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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