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dc.contributor.authorMarchiori, Lucaen_US
dc.contributor.authorPieretti, Patriceen_US
dc.contributor.authorZou, Bentengen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-11-26en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-24T10:24:04Z-
dc.date.available2011-01-24T10:24:04Z-
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.identifier.piurn:nbn:de:hbz:361-14173en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/43839-
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyzes the effects of skilled migration and remittances on fertility decisions at origin. We develop an overlapping generations model which accounts for endogenous fertility and education. Parents choose the number of children they want to raise and decide upon how many children obtain higher education. Only high skilled individuals migrate with a certain probability and remit to their parents. We find that an increase in the probability to emigrate leads both high and low skilled parents to send more children to obtain higher education. However the effect on the number of children is ambiguous. In a further analysis, we calibrate the model to match different characteristics of a developing economy. When the destination country relaxes the immigration restrictions, more high skilled individuals leave the origin country. The result is that, at origin, increased high skilled emigration reduces fertility and fosters human capital accumulation.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherInst. of Mathematical Economics, IMW Bielefelden_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking papers // Institute of Mathematical Economics 408en_US
dc.subject.jelF22en_US
dc.subject.jelF24en_US
dc.subject.jelJ13en_US
dc.subject.jelJ24en_US
dc.subject.ddc330en_US
dc.subject.keywordSkilled emigrationen_US
dc.subject.keywordRemittancesen_US
dc.subject.keywordFertilityen_US
dc.subject.keywordHuman capitalen_US
dc.subject.stwBrain Drainen_US
dc.subject.stwFruchtbarkeiten_US
dc.subject.stwFamilienplanungen_US
dc.subject.stwRücküberweisung (Migranten)en_US
dc.subject.stwFacharbeiteren_US
dc.subject.stwAkademische Berufeen_US
dc.subject.stwOverlapping Generationsen_US
dc.subject.stwIndustriestaatenen_US
dc.subject.stwEntwicklungsländeren_US
dc.titleBrain drain, remittances, and fertilityen_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US
dc.identifier.ppn589631918en_US
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen_US
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