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The Selection of Migrants and Returnees: Evidence from Romania and Implications

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dc.contributor.authorAmbrosini, J. William
dc.contributor.authorMayr, Karin
dc.contributor.authorPeri, Giovanni
dc.contributor.authorRadu, Dragos
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-17T16:05:15Z
dc.date.available2017-08-17T16:05:15Z
dc.date.issued2010-04
dc.description.abstractThis paper uses micro data from the Demographic National Survey and the Census in Romania (2002-2003) and in Countries that have received large number of Romanian immigrants over the period 1990-2000 (US, Austria and Spain) to identify the wage earning ability (skills) of migrants and returnees relative to non-migrants. This determines what is called 'selection'. Using observable characteristics (education, age, gender and family status) that affect wage earning abilities of non-migrant, migrants to specific countries and returnees the authors can construct measures of average selection across skills for each skill group. Also, by observing the actual wages of these groups in Romania, US, Austria and Spain the author can measure the average and the skills-specific premium for migrating and for returning. As the three receiving countries differ in their skill compensation structure we can test the hypothesis that migration to a country is larger for those groups that receive higher migration premium. The authors find strong support for the idea that migrants in different skill groups move depending on the premium that they will get in the receiving country. Similarly the authors find evidence of a premium to returnee that is increasing in their skills, which drives positive selection of returnees. As migration and return seem consistent with optimal utility-maximizing choices of individuals the authors use a model of education, migration and return to predict the effects of increasing international mobility on skill and wage of Romanians. The authors find average positive long-run effect on average skills and wages in Romania from relaxing migration constraint.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/724911468105857021/The-selection-of-migrants-and-returnees-evidence-from-Romania-and-implications
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/27908
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27908
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectAVERAGE MIGRATION
dc.subjectAVERAGE MONTHLY WAGE
dc.subjectAVERAGE SKILL LEVEL
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGE
dc.subjectBORDERS
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectBRAIN GAIN
dc.subjectBRAIN-DRAIN
dc.subjectCENSUS DATA
dc.subjectCHARACTERISTICS OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectCOST OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectCOSTS OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES OF DESTINATION
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES OF EMIGRATION
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectCOUNTRY OF DESTINATION
dc.subjectCOUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectCURRENT POPULATION
dc.subjectDEPENDENCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC INCENTIVES
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMIGRANTS
dc.subjectEMIGRATION
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUP
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY STRUCTURE
dc.subjectFLOW OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectFLOWS OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGROSS EMIGRATION
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MOBILITY
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT POPULATION
dc.subjectMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION COSTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION DATA
dc.subjectMIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subjectMIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subjectMIGRATION RATES
dc.subjectMIGRATION STATUS
dc.subjectMIGRATIONS
dc.subjectNATIVE POPULATION
dc.subjectNET IMMIGRATION
dc.subjectNUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectOLDER AGE GROUPS
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUSES
dc.subjectPOPULATION DATA
dc.subjectPOPULATION DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL MIGRANT
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectREMIGRATION
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESTRICTIVE IMMIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subjectRETURN MIGRATION
dc.subjectRETURN-MIGRATION
dc.subjectRETURNEE
dc.subjectRETURNEES
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectSKILL LEVEL
dc.subjectSKILL LEVELS
dc.subjectSKILLED MIGRANTS
dc.subjectSKILLED MIGRATION
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectTEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectUNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION
dc.subjectUNIVERSITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectWORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectYOUNG AGE
dc.titleThe Selection of Migrants and Returneesen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Romania and Implicationsen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleThe Selection of Migrants and Returnees
okr.date.disclosure2013-06-04
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:41:08.533024Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/724911468105857021/The-selection-of-migrants-and-returnees-evidence-from-Romania-and-implications
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/724911468105857021/pdf/781830WP0Ambro0ox0377329B00PUBLIC0.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryRomania
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Human Migrations & Resettlements
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::International Migration
okr.topicSocial Development::Voluntary and Involuntary Resettlement
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.unitSocial Protection Team (HDNSP)
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