Selection in migration and return migration : Evidence from micro data

• Linked micro data from Sweden and Finland confirm predictions of migrant selection theory. Migrants are found to be negatively and return migrants positively selected on observable skills, whereas there is only minor selection on unobservable skills. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Ekonomi och näringsliv -- Nationalekonomi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Economics and Business -- Economics (hsv//eng)

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selective migration

selective return migration

observable skills

unobservable skills

Economics

Nationalekonomi

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