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dc.contributor.authorBeine, Michel
dc.contributor.authorDocquier, Frederic
dc.contributor.authorOzden, Caglar
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:11:18Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:11:18Z
dc.date.issued2009-07-01
dc.description.abstractMigration flows are shaped by a complex combination of self-selection and out-selection mechanisms. In this paper, the authors analyze how existing diasporas (the stock of people born in a country and living in another one) affect the size and human-capital structure of current migration flows. The analysis exploits a bilateral data set on international migration by educational attainment from 195 countries to 30 developed countries in 1990 and 2000. Based on simple micro-foundations and controlling for various determinants of migration, the analysis finds that diasporas increase migration flows, lower the average educational level and lead to higher concentration of low-skill migrants. Interestingly, diasporas explain the majority of the variability of migration flows and selection. This suggests that, without changing the generosity of family reunion programs, education-based selection rules are likely to have a moderate impact. The results are highly robust to the econometric techniques, accounting for the large proportion of zeros and endogeneity problems.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090701160446
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4984
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4176
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4984,Paper is funded by the Knowledge for Change Program (KCP)
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectADULT POPULATION
dc.subjectASIAN WORKERS
dc.subjectBILATERAL IMMIGRATION
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectCOUNTRY PAIR
dc.subjectCOUNTRY PAIRS
dc.subjectDETERMINANTS OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIASPORA
dc.subjectECONOMIC MIGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATION
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMIGRANTS
dc.subjectEMIGRATION
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectETHNIC DIVERSITY
dc.subjectETHNICITY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectHIGHLY SKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION POLICY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT DIASPORAS
dc.subjectMIGRANT STOCK
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION COSTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION DATA
dc.subjectMIGRATION DECISIONS
dc.subjectMIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subjectMIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subjectMIGRATION PROCESS
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL BORDERS
dc.subjectNATIVE POPULATION
dc.subjectNORTH MIGRATION
dc.subjectNUMBER OF EMIGRANTS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF PEOPLE
dc.subjectPEACE
dc.subjectPERCENT OF IMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL MIGRANT
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUSH FACTOR
dc.subjectPUSH FACTORS
dc.subjectREFUGEE
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectRELIGION
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectROLE OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSELECTIVE IMMIGRATION
dc.subjectSELECTIVE IMMIGRATION POLICY
dc.subjectSKILL COMPOSITION
dc.subjectSKILL LEVEL
dc.subjectSKILL LEVELS
dc.subjectSKILLED EMIGRANTS
dc.subjectSKILLED MIGRANTS
dc.subjectSKILLED MIGRATION
dc.subjectSKILLED PEOPLE
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSOCIOLOGY
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTYPES OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION
dc.subjectVISAS
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectWARS
dc.subjectWELFARE STATE
dc.titleDiasporasen
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okr.crossref.titleDiasporas
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okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid337681468162851130
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4984
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20090701160446
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10766792
okr.identifier.reportWPS4984
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: Other domestic and international trade
okr.themeTrade and integration :: Other trade and integration
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume1 of 1
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