Migration, human capital accumulation and economic development

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 306-313

  Di Maria, Corrado ^a   Stryszowski, Piotr ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b OECD   (France)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Education; Human capital; Migration

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INCENTIVE; INNOVATION; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MIGRATION; MODEL; SKILLED LABOR; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 67651089943     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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