International migration, imperfect information, and brain drain

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 102, Issue , 2013, Pages 62-78

  Dequiedt, Vianney ^a   Zenou, Yves ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

^d GAINS   (France)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; Self selection of migrants; Skill biased migration

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; BRAIN DRAIN; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; LABOR MIGRATION; SKILLED LABOR;

EID: 84877627189     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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