The Selection of High-Skilled Migrants
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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.
- University of Hannover Germany
- University of Essex United Kingdom
- University of Warwick United Kingdom
- Institute for Fiscal Studies United Kingdom
- London School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom
H Social Sciences (General), inequality, 330, Economics, Selektion, Ungleichheit, J24, high-skilled migrants, selection, Federal Republic of Germany, 20100, international migration, HA Statistics, difference in income, J31, Labor Market Research, Migration, Sociology of Migration, Social sciences, sociology, anthropology, Migration, highly qualified worker, internationale Wanderung, 29900, Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, ddc:330, Arbeitsmarktforschung, 10900, Wirtschaft, hoch Qualifizierter, Bundesrepublik Deutschland, HD Industries. Land use. Labor, selection, high-skilled migrants, international migration, inequality, Roy/Borjas model, J61, F22, Einkommensunterschied, Roy/Borjas model, L Education (General), jel: jel:J61, jel: jel:F22, jel: jel:J24, jel: jel:J31, ddc: ddc:330, ddc: ddc:300
H Social Sciences (General), inequality, 330, Economics, Selektion, Ungleichheit, J24, high-skilled migrants, selection, Federal Republic of Germany, 20100, international migration, HA Statistics, difference in income, J31, Labor Market Research, Migration, Sociology of Migration, Social sciences, sociology, anthropology, Migration, highly qualified worker, internationale Wanderung, 29900, Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, ddc:330, Arbeitsmarktforschung, 10900, Wirtschaft, hoch Qualifizierter, Bundesrepublik Deutschland, HD Industries. Land use. Labor, selection, high-skilled migrants, international migration, inequality, Roy/Borjas model, J61, F22, Einkommensunterschied, Roy/Borjas model, L Education (General), jel: jel:J61, jel: jel:F22, jel: jel:J24, jel: jel:J31, ddc: ddc:330, ddc: ddc:300
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