Arbeitspapier
Self-Selection of Emigrants: Theory and Evidence on Stochastic Dominance in Observable and Unobservable Characteristics
We show that the Roy model has more precise predictions about the self-selection of migrants than previously realized. The same conditions that have been shown to result in positive or negative selection in terms of expected earnings also imply a stochastic dominance relationship between the earnings distributions of migrants and nonmigrants. We use the Danish full population administrative data to test the predictions. We find strong evidence of positive self-selection of emigrants in terms of preemigration earnings: the income distribution for the migrants almost stochastically dominates the distribution for the non-migrants. This result is not driven by immigration policies in destination countries. Decomposing the self-selection in total earnings into self-selection in observable characteristics and self-selection in unobservable characteristics reveals that unobserved abilities play the dominant role.
This paper presents research output of the Ifo Center of Excellence for Migration and Integration Research (CEMIR)
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 5567
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
International Migration
Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
- Thema
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international migration
Roy model
self selection
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Borjas, George J.
Kauppinen, Ilpo
Poutvaara, Panu
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
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Munich
- (wann)
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2015
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Borjas, George J.
- Kauppinen, Ilpo
- Poutvaara, Panu
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Entstanden
- 2015
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