A brain gain or a brain drain? Migration, endogenous fertility, and human capital formation

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 766-782

  Chen, Hung Ju ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 70350493099     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2008.00185.x     Document Type: Article

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