Self-selection and the performance of return migrants
Subtitle: the source country perspective
By: Matloob Piracha, Augustin de Coulon.
Contributors: De Coulon, Augustin, 1967-; London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance.
Series: Discussion paper ;; no. 576; Discussion paper (London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance : Online) ;; no. 576.
Publisher: Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science
Published: 2003
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Emigration and immigration -- Economic aspects; Return migration -- Economic aspects; Alien labor; Migrant labor; Labor market
Description: "In this paper, using the framework of a Roy theoretical model, we examine the performance of return migrants in Albania. We ask two main questions: (i) Had they chosen not to migrate, what would be the performance of return migrants compared to the non-migrants? and (ii) What would be the performance of non-migrants had they decided to migrate and return? Both our estimates from a selection model and our semi-parametric approach allow us to conclude that the flows of return migrants are negatively selected. We find that, had they decided to migrate and come back, the non-migrants would have earned more than twice the wages of return migrants"--London School of Economics web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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