Arbeitspapier
Immigration and Economic Growth in the OECD Countries 1986-2006
This paper offers a reappraisal of the impact of migration on economic growth for 22 OECD countries between 1986-2006 and relies on a unique data set we compiled that allows us to distinguish net migration of the native- and foreign-born populations by skill level. Specifically, after introducing migration in an augmented Solow-Swan model, we estimate a dynamic panel model using a system of generalized method of moments (SYS-GMM) to address the risk of endogeneity bias in the migration variables. Two important findings emerge from our analysis. First, there exists a positive impact of migrants’ human capital on GDP per capita, and second, a permanent increase in migration ows has a positive effect on productivity growth. However, the growth impact of immigration is small even in countries that have highly selective migration policies.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 5392
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
International Migration
Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models
Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
- Thema
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immigration
growth
human capital
generalized methods of moments
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Boubtane, Ekrame
Dumont, Jean-Christophe
Rault, Christophe
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
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Munich
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2015
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Boubtane, Ekrame
- Dumont, Jean-Christophe
- Rault, Christophe
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Entstanden
- 2015