This paper calls for us to show greater appreciation of the 'non‐economic'issues that inform
much migration behaviour, balancing rather than replacing work done within the economic …

This paper develops a novel model of optimal education, migration and return by
heterogeneous, forward-looking agents. The model is parameterized and simulated to …

This study examines the potential of remittances for promoting economic growth and
reducing poverty in Asian countries using data for more than 20 countries in the region for …

The present paper develops a two-sector, specific factor general equilibrium framework for
analyzing endogenous skill formation in a dynamic set-up and examining the consequence …

We introduce skill formation in a Heckscher–Ohlin–Samuelson-specific factor model. A
sector of a develo** economy generates skill. Other sectors of the economy produce …

We consider a model of international migration where skills of workers are imperfectly
observed by firms in the host country and where information asymmetries are more severe …

We bring in hierarchical education and skill formation within a standard Jonesian specific-
factor model of production and trade for a develo** economy. There are three types of …

Purpose This study aims to introduce an education sector which transforms a part of
unskilled labour into new skilled labour, and then show how the level of output of …

Evidence from some OECD countries suggests that skilled immigrants are over‐represented
in entrepreneurship. We offer an analytical explanation to show that it may be a direct …

The recent establishment of regional assemblies adds a further policy dimension to higher
education. This paper consists of an empirical analysis of the choices made by the 1991 …