Parey, M and Ruhose, J and Waldinger, F and Netz, N (2017) 'The Selection of High-Skilled Emigrants.' The Review of Economics and Statistics, 99 (5). pp. 776-792. ISSN 0034-6535

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Abstract

We measure selection among high-skilled emigrants from Germany using predicted earnings. Migrants to less equal countries are positively selected relative to nonmigrants, while migrants to more equal countries are negatively selected, consistent with the prediction in Borjas (1987). Positive selection to less equal countries reflects university quality and grades, and negative selection to more equal countries reflects university subject and gender. Migrants to the United States are highly positively selected and concentrated in STEM fields. Our results highlight the relevance of the Borjas model for high-skilled individuals when credit constraints and other migration barriers are unlikely to be binding.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	F22; J24; J31; J61; selection; high-skilled migrants; international migration; inequality; Roy/Borjas model
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HA Statistics H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of
SWORD Depositor:	Elements
Depositing User:	Elements
Date Deposited:	16 Mar 2017 16:00
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2022 14:46
URI:	http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/19343

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