Migration, human capital accumulation and economic development

Corrado Di Maria, P. Stryszowski

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Abstract

We study how the possibility of migration changes the composition of human capital in sending countries, and how this affects development. In our model, growth is driven by productivity growth, which occurs via imitation or innovation. Both activities use the same types of skilled labour as input, albeit with different intensities. Heterogenous agents accumulate skills in response to economic incentives. Migration distorts these incentives, and the accumulation of human capital. This slows down, or even hinders, economic development. The effect is stronger, the farther away the country is from the technological frontier. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)306-313
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Development Economics
Volume90
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Development

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