Selective Immigration Policies, Migrants' Education and Welfare at Origin

Bertoli, Simone; Brücker, Herbert

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1731199

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Selective Immigration Policies, Migrants' Education and Welfare at Origin

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5395

12 Pages Posted: 27 Dec 2010

See all articles by Simone Bertoli

Herbert Brücker

German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin); IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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Abstract

Destination countries are progressively shifting towards selective immigration policies. These can effectively increase migrants' average education even if one allows for endogenous schooling decisions and education policies at origin. Still, more selective immigration policies reduce social welfare at origin.

Keywords: international migration, selective immigration policies, education policies, social welfare

JEL Classification: F22, J24, H52, 015

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Bertoli, Simone and Brücker, Herbert, Selective Immigration Policies, Migrants' Education and Welfare at Origin. IZA Discussion Paper No. 5395, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1731199 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1731199