Working Paper: NBER ID: w14490
Authors: Gordon H. Hanson
Abstract: In this paper, I selectively discuss recent empirical work on the consequences of global labor mobility. I examine how international migration affects the incomes of individuals in sending and receiving countries and of migrants themselves. Were a social planner to choose the migration policies that would maximize global welfare, she would need to know, among other values, the elasticities of wages, prices, taxes, and government transfers with respect to national labor supplies, as well as how these parameters vary across countries. My goal is to evaluate the progress of the literature in terms of providing these inputs.
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JEL Codes: F22; J61
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| International migration (F22) | Income distribution (D31) |
| International migration (F22) | Wages (J31) |
| International migration (F22) | Economic opportunities (N91) |
| Greater international labor mobility (J61) | World welfare (I30) |
| Skilled emigration (F22) | Economic development in developing countries (O10) |