The Selection of High-Skilled Emigrants

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Parey, Matthias; Ruhose, Jens; Waldinger, Fabian; Netz, Nicolai
• 署名单位: University of Essex; University of London; London School Economics & Political Science; Leibniz University Hannover; University of London; London School Economics & Political Science
• 刊物名称: REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0034-6535
• DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00687
• 发表日期: 2017-12
• 页码: 776-792
• 关键词: self-selection; international migration; immigration; mobility; taxation

摘要

We measure selection among high-skilled emigrants from Germany using predicted earnings. Migrants to less equal countries are positively selected relative to nonmigrants, while migrants to more equal countries are negatively selected, consistent with the prediction in Borjas (1987). Positive selection to less equal countries reflects university quality and grades, and negative selection to more equal countries reflects university subject and gender. Migrants to the United States are highly positively selected and concentrated in STEM fields. Our results highlight the relevance of the Borjas model for high-skilled individuals when credit constraints and other migration barriers are unlikely to be binding.