Conference Paper

The circulation migration of the skilled and economic development

Abstract: I will consider three questions. First, how inefficient is the global allocation of workers and how large are the gains from increased international migration? How do you measure these gains? We will see that standard GDP comparisons are not sufficient. Second, how would reallocating high-skill workers from low- to high wage areas affect low-wage countries? Third, what is the relationship between the net international flow of skilled individuals and the development of low-income countries? Which countries benefit the most and least from skill migration?

Keywords: Emigration and immigration; Economic development; Human capital;

Status: Published in Migration, trade, and development: proceedings of the 2006 conference on migration, trade, and development

Bibliographic Information

Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Part of Series: Proceedings

Publication Date: 2006

Pages: 147-170