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Working Papers

2012

A back-door brain drain
University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics, University of Tuebingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, School of Business and Economics View citations (12)
Also in Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2012) View citations (13)
See also Journal Article A back-door brain drain, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2012) View citations (13) (2012)
Do family ties with those left behind intensify or weaken migrants' assimilation?
University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics, University of Tuebingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, School of Business and Economics
Also in Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2012)
See also Journal Article Do family ties with those left behind intensify or weaken migrants’ assimilation?, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2013) View citations (9) (2013)
Employer sanctions, and the welfare of native workers
University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics, University of Tuebingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, School of Business and Economics View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Employer sanctions, and the welfare of native workers, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2012) View citations (5) (2012)
Income redistribution going awry: The reversal power of the concern for relative deprivation
University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics, University of Tuebingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, School of Business and Economics
Also in Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2012)
See also Journal Article Income redistribution going awry: The reversal power of the concern for relative deprivation, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2013) View citations (16) (2013)
Integration, social distress, and policy formation
University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics, University of Tuebingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, School of Business and Economics
Also in Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2012)
See also Journal Article Integration, social distress, and policy formation, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2012) (2012)
Migration networks as a response to financial constraints: Onset and endogenous dynamics
University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics, University of Tuebingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, School of Business and Economics
Also in Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2012) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Migration networks as a response to financial constraints: Onset, and endogenous dynamics, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (5) (2013)
Policy responses to a dark side of the integration of regions
University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics, University of Tuebingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, School of Business and Economics
Also in Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2012)

2011

A concern about low relative income, and the alignment of utilitarianism with egalitarianism
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Also in University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics, University of Tuebingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, School of Business and Economics (2011)
See also Journal Article A concern about low relative income, and the alignment of utilitarianism with egalitarianism, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2012) View citations (2) (2012)
Differential Migration Prospects, Skill Formation, and Welfare
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Also in University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics, University of Tuebingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, School of Business and Economics (2011)
See also Journal Article Differential Migration Prospects, Skill Formation, and Welfare, Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2012) View citations (8) (2012)
Endogenous Selection of Comparison Groups, Human Capital Formation, and Tax Policy
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (14)
Also in University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics, University of Tuebingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, School of Business and Economics (2011) View citations (1)
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010)
Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics (2010)
See also Journal Article Endogenous Selection of Comparison Groups, Human Capital Formation, and Tax Policy, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2012) View citations (30) (2012)
Is population growth conducive to the sustainability of cooperation?
University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics, University of Tuebingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, School of Business and Economics
Also in Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2011)
See also Journal Article Is population growth conducive to the sustainability of cooperation?, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2011) (2011)
On the economic architecture of the workplace: Repercussions of social comparisons among heterogeneous workers
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (50)
Also in University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics, University of Tuebingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, School of Business and Economics (2011) View citations (49)
See also Journal Article On the Economic Architecture of the Workplace: Repercussions of Social Comparisons among Heterogeneous Workers, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2011) View citations (55) (2011)
On the formation of international migration policies when no country has an exclusive policy-setting say
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article On the formation of international migration policies when no country has an exclusive policy-setting say, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (6) (2012)
The Prospect of Migration, Sticky Wages, and "Educated Unemployment"
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (3)
Also in University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics, University of Tuebingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, School of Business and Economics (2011) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article The Prospect of Migration, Sticky Wages, and “Educated Unemployment”, Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (2) (2011)
The merger of populations, the incidence of marriages, and aggregate unhappiness
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Also in University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics, University of Tuebingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, School of Business and Economics (2011) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article The merger of populations, the incidence of marriages, and aggregate unhappiness, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2012) View citations (3) (2012)
Why would some migrants choose to engage in degrading work?
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (1)
Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010)

2010

A Theory of Migration as a Response to Occupational Stigma
Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies
Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010)
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2009) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article A THEORY OF MIGRATION AS A RESPONSE TO OCCUPATIONAL STIGMA, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2011) View citations (46) (2011)
Casting the naturalization of asylum seekers as an economic problem
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (3)
Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Casting the naturalization of asylum seekers as an economic problem, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
Gauging the Potential for Social Unrest
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
Also in Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2009)
See also Journal Article Gauging the potential for social unrest, Public Choice, Springer (2010) (2010)
In search of an evolutionary edge: trading with a few, more, or many
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
See also Journal Article In search of an evolutionary edge: trading with a few, more, or many, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2011) View citations (2) (2011)
Looking at the Integration of Nations through the Lens of the Merger of Populations: Preliminary Superadditivity and Impossibility Results
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (22)
See also Journal Article Looking at the Integration of Nations through the Lens of the Merger of Populations: Preliminary Superadditivity and Impossibility Results, Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES) (2010) View citations (22) (2010)
Policy Repercussions of "The New Economics of the Brain Drain"
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
See also Journal Article Policy Repercussions of "The New Economics of the Brain Drain", EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2010) (2010)

2009

An Evolutionary Edge of Knowing Less (or: On the "Curse" of Global Information)
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article An evolutionary edge of knowing less (or: On the ‘curse’ of global information), Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2010) View citations (12) (2010)
Reasons for Remitting
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (41)
See also Journal Article Reasons for Remitting, World Economics, World Economics, 1 Ivory Square, Plantation Wharf, London, United Kingdom, SW11 3UE (2009) View citations (41) (2009)

2008

On the Evolutionary Edge of Migration as an Assortative Mating Device
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Also in EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2008)
See also Journal Article On the evolutionary edge of migration as an assortative mating device, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2009) View citations (3) (2009)

2007

A preference for migration
EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
See also Journal Article A Preference for Migration, EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2007) (2007)
A social proximity explanation of the reluctance to assimilate
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (47)
Also in Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2006) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article A Social Proximity Explanation of the Reluctance to Assimilate, Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell (2007) View citations (47) (2007)
Losses and Gains to Developing Countries from the Migration of Educated Workers: An Overview of Recent Research, and New Reflections
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (4)
Also in EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2007) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Losses and Gains to Developing Countries from the Migration of Educated Workers, World Economics, World Economics, 1 Ivory Square, Plantation Wharf, London, United Kingdom, SW11 3UE (2007) View citations (2) (2007)
Rural-to-Urban Migration, Human Capital, and Agglomeration
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (2)
Also in EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2007) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Rural-to-urban migration, human capital, and agglomeration, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2008) View citations (15) (2008)
The Analytics of Seasonal Migration
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (11)
Also in EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2006) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article The analytics of seasonal migration, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2007) View citations (9) (2007)
The Brain Drain, "Educated Unemployment," Human Capital Formation, and Economic Betterment
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (25)
Also in EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2007) View citations (5)
CEDI Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University (2007) View citations (14)
See also Chapter The Brain Drain, ‘Educated Unemployment’, Human Capital Formation, and Economic Betterment, International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan (2009) (2009)

2006

A reluctance to assimilate
EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics View citations (1)
International Migration and "Educated Unemployment"
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (3)
Also in EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2006) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article International migration and "educated unemployment", Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (37) (2007)
Work Effort, Moderation in Expulsion, and Illegal Migration
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (1)
Also in EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2006)
See also Journal Article Work Effort, Moderation in Expulsion, and Illegal Migration, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2007) View citations (8) (2007)

2005

A Gain with a Drain? Evidence from Rural Mexico on the New Economics of the Brain Drain
Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (24)
Also in Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2005) View citations (25)
See also Chapter A Gain with a Drain? Evidence from Rural Mexico on the New Economics of the Brain Drain, International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan (2009) View citations (11) (2009)
An evolutionary explanation for the propensity to migrate
EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
Also in LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) (2005)
Inequality and Migration: A Behavioral Link
Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies View citations (1)
Also in EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2005) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Inequality and migration: A behavioral link, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2006) View citations (33) (2006)
Status Aspirations, Wealth Inequality, and Economic Growth
Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies View citations (1)
Also in Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2005) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Status Aspirations, Wealth Inequality, and Economic Growth, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (14) (2006)
The new economics of the brain drain
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (46)
See also Journal Article The New Economics of the Brain Drain, World Economics, World Economics, 1 Ivory Square, Plantation Wharf, London, United Kingdom, SW11 3UE (2005) View citations (42) (2005)

2004

ON THE DEMAND FOR GRANDCHILDREN: TIED TRANSFERS AND THE DEMONSTRATION EFFECT
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (4)
Also in Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies (2004) View citations (6)
See also Chapter On the Demand for Grandchildren: Tied Transfers and the Demonstration Effect, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
Journal Article On the demand for grandchildren: tied transfers and the demonstration effect, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (60) (2005)
On the Economics of Refugee Flows
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (6)
See also Journal Article On the Economics of Refugee Flows, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2004) View citations (6) (2004)
The Intergenerational Overlap and Human Capital Formation
Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies
See also Journal Article The Intergenerational Overlap and Human Capital Formation*, Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2005) View citations (2) (2005)
Towards a Theory of Self- Segregation as a Response to Relative Deprivation: Steady-State Outcomes and Social Welfare
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Also in Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002, Royal Economic Society (2002) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Towards a Theory of Self-Segregation as a Response to Relative Deprivation: Steady-State Outcomes and Social Welfare, EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2005) View citations (12) (2005)

2003

Addition through Depletion: The Brain Drain as a Catalyst of Human Capital Formation and Economic Betterment
Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2003, Royal Economic Society View citations (2)
COOPERATION AND WEALTH
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
Also in Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies (2002)
See also Journal Article Cooperation and wealth, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2004) View citations (1) (2004)
On the Evolutionary Edge of Altruism: A Game-Theoretic Proof of Hamilton's Rule for a Simple Case of Siblings
Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies View citations (2)
See also Journal Article On the evolutionary edge of altruism: a game-theoretic proof of Hamilton’s rule for a simple case of siblings, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer (2004) View citations (3) (2004)
RETHINKING THE BRAIN DRAIN
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (9)
See also Journal Article Rethinking the Brain Drain, World Development, Elsevier (2004) View citations (87) (2004)
TALES OF MIGRATION WITHOUT WAGE DIFFERENTIALS: INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY CONTEXTS
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (17)
See also Journal Article Tales of Migration without Wage Differentials: Individual, Family, and Community Contexts, EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2003) View citations (15) (2003)

2002

Migration Dynamics
Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies View citations (16)
See also Journal Article Migration dynamics, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2002) View citations (18) (2002)
OVERLAPPING
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)
See also Journal Article The Intergenerational Overlap and Human Capital Formation*, Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2005) View citations (2) (2005)
On a Variation in the Economic Performance of Migrants by their Home Country's Wage
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
Also in Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2000) View citations (7)

2001

DYNASTIES AND DESTINY: ON THE ROLES OF ALTRUISM AND IMPATIENCE IN THE EVOLUTION OF CONSUMPTION AND BEQUESTS
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (15)
Also in Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies (2000)
See also Journal Article Dynasties and Destiny: On the Roles of Altruism and Impatience in the Evolution of Consumption and Bequests, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2001) View citations (14) (2001)
Inducing Human Capital Formation: Migration as a Substitute for Subsidies
Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies View citations (11)
See also Journal Article Inducing human capital formation: migration as a substitute for subsidies, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (208) (2002)

2000

A Theory of Migration as a Response to Relative Deprivation
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (21)
Also in Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics (1998)
Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics (2000) View citations (21)
See also Journal Article A Theory of Migration as a Response to Relative Deprivation, German Economic Review, Verein für Socialpolitik (2000) View citations (21) (2000)
Counter-Compensatory Inter-Vivos Transfers and Parental Altruism: Compatibility or Orthogonality?
Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics
Also in Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies (2000)
See also Journal Article Counter-compensatory inter-vivos transfers and parental altruism: compatibility or orthogonality?, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2002) View citations (19) (2002)
Forging Intergenerational Links: Down-Payment Assistance, Gratitude Formation, and the Provision of Care
Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics

1999

Externalities, Human Capital Formation, and Corrective Migration Policy
Discussion Papers, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Inducing human capital formation: migration as a substitute for subsidies, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (208) (2002)
Siblings, Strangers, and the Surge of Altruism
Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies View citations (7)
See also Journal Article Siblings, strangers, and the surge of altruism, Economics Letters, Elsevier (1999) View citations (7) (1999)

1998

Equal Bequests and Parental Altruism: Compatibility or Orthogonality?
Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies View citations (23)
Also in Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics (1988)
See also Journal Article Equal bequests and parental altruism: compatibility or orthogonality?, Economics Letters, Elsevier (1998) View citations (23) (1998)
Human Capital Depletion, Human Capital Formation, and Migration. A Blessing in a "Curse"?
Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies View citations (82)
Also in Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics (1998) View citations (171)
See also Journal Article Human capital depletion, human capital formation, and migration: a blessing or a "curse"?, Economics Letters, Elsevier (1998) View citations (231) (1998)
Human Capital Formation, Asymmetric Information, and the Dynamics of International Migration
Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics View citations (5)
Also in Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies (1998) View citations (5)
See also Chapter Human-Capital Formation, Asymmetric Information, and the Dynamics of International Migration, EconStor Open Access Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (1999) (1999)
On the Economics of Vanishing
Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics View citations (5)
See also Journal Article On the economics of vanishing, Economics Letters, Elsevier (1998) View citations (5) (1998)
Transfers, Empathy Formation, and Reverse Transfers
Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics View citations (40)
See also Chapter Transfers, Empathy Formation, and Reverse Transfers, International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan (2000) View citations (3) (2000)
Journal Article Transfers, Empathy Formation, and Reverse Transfers, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1998) View citations (29) (1998)

1997

A Brain Gain with a Brain Drain
Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies View citations (265)
See also Journal Article A brain gain with a brain drain, Economics Letters, Elsevier (1997) View citations (325) (1997)
Migrants' Savings, Purchasing Power Parity, and the Optimal Duration of Migration
Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies View citations (56)
See also Journal Article Migrants' Savings, Purchasing Power Parity, and the Optimal Duration of Migration, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (1997) View citations (67) (1997)
On the Evolution of Altruism
Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies
See also Chapter On the Evolution of Altruism, International Economic Association Series, Palgrave Macmillan (2000) (2000)
Journal Article On the Evolution of Altruism, Nordic Journal of Political Economy, Nordic Journal of Political Economy (1996) View citations (1) (1996)

1996

Intergenerational Transfers and the Demonstration Effect
Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (41)
Also in Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics (1993) View citations (1)

1994

How Altruism Can Prevail in an Evolutionary Environment
Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany
Also in Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory (1993) View citations (104)
Papers, University of Michigan, Department of Economics
See also Journal Article How Altruism Can Prevail in an Evolutionary Environment, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1993) View citations (95) (1993)

1993

Life Expectancy, Human Capital Formation, and Per-Capita Income
Vienna Economics Papers, University of Vienna, Department of Economics View citations (3)

1992

Two essays on migration
ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization View citations (14)

1991

Relative deprivation and migration: theory, evidence, and policy implications
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (4)
Also in Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (1990) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Relative Deprivation and Migration: Theory, Evidence, and Policy Implications, EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (1991) View citations (3) (1991)

1990

MIGRATION INCENTIVES, MIGRATION TYPES: THE ROLE OF RELATIVE DEPRIVATION
Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Migration Incentives, Migration Types: The Role of Relative Deprivation, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (1991) View citations (398) (1991)
On the Economics of Nonmarket Transfers: the Role of Altruism
Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie, Université de Lausanne, Faculté des HEC, Département d’économie
See also Journal Article On the economics of nonmarket transfers: The role of altruism, Economics Letters, Elsevier (1990) (1990)
The probability of return migration, migrants' work effort, and migrants' performance
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
See also Journal Article The probability of return migration, migrants' work effort, and migrants' performance, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1991) View citations (81) (1991)

1989

Migrants' Savings, the Probability of Return Migration and Migrants' Performance
Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Migrants' Savings, the Probability of Return Migration and Migrants' Performance, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (1990) View citations (135) (1990)
Why are Urban Formal Sector Wages in LDCs above the Market-Clearing Level?
EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

1988

Individual Migration as a Family Strategy: Young Women in the Philippines
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (59)
See also Journal Article Individual Migration as a Family Strategy: Young Women in the Philippines, Population Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (1988) View citations (60) (1988)
Labour Migration as a Response to Relative Deprivation
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (63)
On Marriage and Migration
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (17)
See also Journal Article On marriage and migration, EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (1988) View citations (16) (1988)
Three Notes on the Economic Performance of Migrants
EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

1987

Consumption Smoothing, Migration and Marriage: Evidence from Rural India
Bulletins, University of Minnesota, Economic Development Center View citations (41)
See also Journal Article Consumption Smoothing, Migration, and Marriage: Evidence from Rural India, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1989) View citations (640) (1989)
Mobility and Information
Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research
Remittances, exchange rates and the labor supply of Mexican Migrants in the U.S
EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics View citations (1)

1986

The Strategic Demand for Children: Theory and Implications for Fertility and Migration
EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

1985

Desired fertility and migration in LDCs: Signing the Connection
EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
On Fertility, Migration, and Remittances in LDCs
EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
See also Journal Article On fertility, migration and remittances in LDCs, World Development, Elsevier (1986) View citations (3) (1986)
The Proposed Immigration Reform in the United States: Its Impact on the Employment of Illegal Aliens by the Firm
EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

1984

Bargaining, Altruism and Demographic Phenomena
Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Bargaining, Altruism, and Demographic Phenomena, EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (1984) View citations (7) (1984)

1983

Skimming the Top or Scraping the Bottom: On Migration in the Presence of Asymmetric Information
Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research
Towards a Theory of Remittances in LDCs
Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (1)

1979

Income Distribution, Fertility Decisions and the Shadow Wage Rate: Implications of a New Approach to Rural-to-Urban Migration in LDCs
EconStor Conference Papers, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

1978

Technological Change and Rural-to-Urban Migration of Labour: A Micro-Economic Causal Relationship in the Context of Less Developed Economies
EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

1976

Rural-to-urban migration and some economic issues: a review utilising findings of surveys and empirical studies covering the 1965-1975 period
ILO Working Papers, International Labour Organization View citations (16)

Journal Articles

2025

Altruistic giving and risk taking in human affairs
Social Choice and Welfare, 2025, 64, (3), 373-392
See also Working Paper Altruistic Giving and Risk Taking in Human Affairs, IZA Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)
On a Transformation of the Gini Coefficient into a Well‐Behaved Social Welfare Function
Kyklos, 2025, 78, (2), 301-304
See also Working Paper On a Transformation of the Gini Coefficient into a Well-Behaved Social Welfare Function, IZA Discussion Papers (2025) (2025)

2024

A note on Sen’s representation of the Gini coefficient: Revision and repercussions
The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2024, 22, (4), 1061-1067
See also Working Paper A Note on Sen's Representation of the Gini Coefficient: Revision and Repercussions, IZA Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)
An optimal allocation of asylum seekers
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2024, 220, (C), 1-11
See also Working Paper An Optimal Allocation of Asylum Seekers, IZA Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)
Can altruism lead to a willingness to take risks?
The Journal of Mathematical Sociology, 2024, 48, (2), 272-278 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Can Altruism Lead to a Willingness to Take Risks?, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)
Measuring income inequality in social networks
The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2024, 22, (2), 333-356
See also Working Paper Measuring Income Inequality in Social Networks, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
Rank, stress, and risk: A conjecture
Social Science & Medicine, 2024, 350, (C)
See also Working Paper Rank, Stress, and Risk: A Conjecture, IZA Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)
Stress in the air: A conjecture
Economics & Human Biology, 2024, 55, (C)
See also Working Paper Stress in the Air: A Conjecture, IZA Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)
The merger of populations as a revision of comparison space: Repercussions for social stress and income inequality
Economics Letters, 2024, 237, (C)
See also Working Paper The Merger of Populations as a Revision of Comparison Space: Repercussions for Social Stress and Income Inequality, IZA Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)
The modification of social space as a tool for lowering social stress
Economics & Human Biology, 2024, 53, (C)
See also Working Paper The Modification of Social Space as a Tool for Lowering Social Stress, IZA Discussion Papers (2024) (2024)

2023

A pure theory of population distribution when preferences are ordinal
The Annals of Regional Science, 2023, 71, (2), 317-342 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper A pure theory of population distribution when preferences are ordinal, Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (3) (2023)
A rejoinder to "The impact of infectious diseases on remittances inflows to India"
Journal of Policy Modeling, 2023, 45, (3), 677-680
On a tendency in health economics to dwell on income inequality and underestimate social stress
Economics & Human Biology, 2023, 49, (C) View citations (3)
See also Working Paper On a Tendency in Health Economics to Dwell on Income Inequality and Underestimate Social Stress, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (3) (2023)
The demand for gratitude as a restraint on the use of child labor: A hypothesis
Journal of Demographic Economics, 2023, 89, (1), 137-147
Also in JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2023, 89, (1), 137-147 (2023)
See also Working Paper The Demand for Gratitude as a Restraint on the Use of Child Labor: A Hypothesis, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
“COVID-19 and income inequality in OECD countries:” A methodological comment
The European Journal of Health Economics, 2023, 24, (7), 1235-1237
See also Working Paper Covid-19 and Income Inequality in OECD Countries: A Methodological Comment, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)

2022

Can the evolution of joint savings agreements counter the effect of higher costs of migration on its intensity?
Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2022, 32, (3), 757-796
See also Working Paper Can the evolution of joint savings agreements counter the effect of higher costs of migration on its intensity?, Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)
Corrigendum to “Relation Between a Social Welfare Function and the Gini Index of Income Inequality” Journal of Economic Theory 4 (1972): 98-100
Journal of Economic Theory, 2022, 206, (C)
On the optimal size of a joint savings association
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2022, 50, (3), 804-814
See also Working Paper On the Optimal Size of a Joint Savings Association, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)
Risk aversion when preferences are altruistic
Economics Letters, 2022, 216, (C) View citations (4)

2021

A social‐psychological reconstruction of Amartya Sen’s measures of inequality and social welfare
Kyklos, 2021, 74, (4), 552-566 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper A Social-Psychological Reconstruction of Amartya Sen's Measures of Inequality and Social Welfare, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
An optimal split of school classes
Economic Analysis and Policy, 2021, 69, (C), 668-675
See also Working Paper An Optimal Split of School Classes, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)
Community influence as an explanatory factor why Roma children get little schooling
Public Choice, 2021, 189, (1), 93-114
See also Working Paper Community influence as an explanatory factor why Roma children get little schooling, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2021) (2021)
Menopause as a regulatory device for matching the demand for children with its supply: A hypothesis
Economics & Human Biology, 2021, 42, (C)
See also Working Paper Menopause as a Regulatory Device for Matching the Demand for Children with Its Supply: A Hypothesis, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)
Reexamining the influence of conditional cash transfers on migration from a gendered lens: Comment
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2021, 58, (1), 379-381 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Reexamining the Influence of Conditional Cash Transfers on Migration from a Gendered Lens: Comment, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
Turning relative deprivation into a performance incentive device
The Journal of Mathematical Sociology, 2021, 45, (1), 22-36
See also Working Paper Turning Relative Deprivation into a Performance Incentive Device, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)
Why reducing relative deprivation but not reducing income inequality might bring down COVID-19 infections
Journal of Government and Economics, 2021, 4, (C)
See also Working Paper Why reducing relative deprivation but not reducing income inequality might bring down COVID-19 infections, Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)

2020

A methodological rejoinder to "Does income relate to health due to psychosocial or material factors?"
Social Science & Medicine, 2020, 259, (C)
See also Working Paper A Methodological Rejoinder to 'Does income relate to health due to psychosocial or material factors?', IZA Discussion Papers (2020) (2020)
An Adverse Social Welfare Effect of Quadruply Gainful Trade
East Asian Economic Review, 2020, 24, (3), 207-235 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper An Adverse Social Welfare Effect of Quadruply Gainful Trade, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
Can a deportation policy backfire?
Public Choice, 2020, 183, (1), 29-41 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Can a Deportation Policy Backfire?, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) (2019)
On the precarious link between the Gini coefficient and the incentive to migrate
Economics Letters, 2020, 187, (C) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper On the Precarious Link between the Gini Coefficient and the Incentive to Migrate, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
Relative deprivation as a cause of risky behaviors
The Journal of Mathematical Sociology, 2020, 44, (3), 138-146 View citations (19)
See also Working Paper Relative Deprivation as a Cause of Risky Behaviors, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) (2019)
The social preferences of the native inhabitants, and the decision how many asylum seekers to admit
Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2020, 156, (1), 133-152 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper The Social Preferences of the Native Inhabitants, and the Decision How Many Asylum Seekers to Admit, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) (2019)

2019

Behavior in reverse: reasons for return migration
Behavioural Public Policy, 2019, 3, (1), 104-126 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper Behavior in Reverse: Reasons for Return Migration, Discussion Papers (2018) (2018)
On Social Preferences and the Intensity of Risk Aversion
Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2019, 86, (3), 807-826 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper On Social Preferences and the Intensity of Risk Aversion, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (10) (2019)
On structural change, the social stress of a farming population, and the political economy of farm support
The Economics of Transition, 2019, 27, (1), 201-222
See also Working Paper On structural change, the social stress of a farming population, and the political economy of farm support, Discussion Papers (2018) (2018)
Pure rank preferences and variation in risk-taking behavior
Economics Letters, 2019, 184, (C) View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Pure Rank Preferences and Variation in Risk-Taking Behavior, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (9) (2019)
Repercussions of Negatively Selective Migration for the Behavior of Non-Migrants when Preferences Are Social
JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2019, 85, (2), 165-179 View citations (5)
Also in Journal of Demographic Economics, 2019, 85, (2), 165-179 (2019) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Repercussions of Negatively Selective Migration for the Behavior of Non-migrants when Preferences are Social, Working Papers (2019) View citations (5) (2019)
Switching queues, cultural conventions, and social welfare
European Journal of Operational Research, 2019, 278, (3), 837-844 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Switching Queues, Cultural Conventions, and Social Welfare, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
The Likelihood of Divorce and the Riskiness of Financial Decisions
JODE - Journal of Demographic Economics, 2019, 85, (3), 209-229 View citations (4)
Also in Journal of Demographic Economics, 2019, 85, (3), 209-229 (2019) View citations (4)
See also Working Paper The Likelihood of Divorce and the Riskiness of Financial Decisions, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (5) (2019)
The pure effect of social preferences on regional location choices: The evolving dynamics of convergence to a steady state population distribution
Journal of Regional Science, 2019, 59, (5), 883-909 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper The Pure Effect of Social Preferences on Regional Location Choices: The Evolving Dynamics of Convergence to a Steady State Population Distribution, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2018

An adverse social welfare effect of a doubly gainful trade
Journal of Development Economics, 2018, 135, (C), 77-84 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper An adverse social welfare effect of a doubly gainful trade, Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (6) (2018)
Community cohesion and assimilation equilibria
Journal of Urban Economics, 2018, 107, (C), 79-88 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper Community cohesion and assimilation equilibria, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2018) View citations (12) (2018)
Gender differentiation in intergenerational care-giving and migration choices
The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2018, 12, (C), 118-134 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Gender differentiation in intergenerational care-giving and migration choices, Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
How admitting migrants with any skills can help overcome a shortage of workers with particular skills
International Review of Economics & Finance, 2018, 57, (C), 144-150 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper How admitting migrants with any skills can help overcome a shortage of workers with particular skills, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
On the taxing of migrants' earnings while retaining a migrant workforce
International Review of Economics & Finance, 2018, 57, (C), 151-155
See also Working Paper On the taxing of migrants' earnings while retaining a migrant workforce, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2018) (2018)

2017

A class of proximity-sensitive measures of relative deprivation
Economics Letters, 2017, 160, (C), 105-110 View citations (34)
See also Working Paper A class of proximity-sensitive measures of relative deprivation, Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (34) (2017)
A critical comparison of migration policies: Entry fee versus quota
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2017, 66, (C), 91-107 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper A critical comparison of migration policies: Entry fee versus quota, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
Consensus Income Distribution
Review of Income and Wealth, 2017, 63, (4), 899-911 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Consensus income distribution, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
Migration when Social Preferences are Ordinal: Steady-state Population Distribution and Social Welfare
Economica, 2017, 84, (336), 647-666 View citations (18)
See also Working Paper Migration when social preferences are ordinal: Steady state population distribution, and social welfare, Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (18) (2017)
Possible Policy Responses to a Dark Side of the Integration of Regions and Nations
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2017, 329-341

2016

Global Integration and World Migration
World Economics, 2016, 17, (4), 49-65 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Global integration and world migration, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
Will a government find it financially easier to neutralize a looming protest if more groups are involved?
Constitutional Political Economy, 2016, 27, (4), 435-450
See also Working Paper Will a government find it financially easier to neutralize a looming protest if more groups are involved?, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2016) (2016)

2015

A bitter choice turned sweet: How acknowledging individuals’ concern at having a low relative income serves to align utilitarianism and egalitarianism
Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2015, 25, (3), 541-557 View citations (2)
Also in Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2015, 25, (3), 559-559 (2015) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper A bitter choice turned sweet: How acknowledging individuals' concern at having a low relative income serves to align utilitarianism and egalitarianism, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
Comment on “Why do women interact with their parents more often than men? The demonstration effect vs. the biological effect”
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2015, 52, (2), 278-279
Comment: 'Neighbourhood attachment in ethnically diverse areas: The role of interethnic ties'
Urban Studies, 2015, 52, (5), 980-983
Comparing the Global and Merged with the Local and Separate: On a Downside to the Integration of Regions and Nations
East Asian Economic Review, 2015, 19, (4), 325-355 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Comparing the global and merged with the local and separate: On a downside to the integration of regions and nations, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
Economy in Society: Essays in Honor of Michael J. Piore. By Paul, Osterman. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA and London. 2013. 167 pp., £20.95
Economica, 2015, 82, (325), 193-195
Engineering an incentive to search for work: A comparison groups approach
Economics Letters, 2015, 132, (C), 1-4
See also Working Paper Engineering an incentive to search for work: A comparison groups approach, Discussion Papers (2015) (2015)
European Monetary Integration and Aggregate Relative Deprivation: The Dull Side of the Shiny Euro
Economics and Politics, 2015, 27, (2), 185-203 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper European monetary integration and aggregate relative deprivation: The dull side of the shiny euro, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2015) View citations (6) (2015)
Gender differentiation in risk-taking behavior: On the relative risk aversion of single men and single women
Economics Letters, 2015, 137, (C), 83-87 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper Gender differentiation in risk-taking behavior: On the relative risk aversion of single men and single women, Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (16) (2015)
How Inheriting Affects Bequest Plans
Economica, 2015, 82, 1126-1152 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper How inheriting affects bequest plans, Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (10) (2015)
The impact of the assimilation of migrants on the well-being of native inhabitants: A theory
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015, 111, (C), 71-78 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper The impact of the assimilation of migrants on the well-being of native inhabitants: A theory, Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (5) (2015)

2014

A policy response to a downside of the integration of economies: An impossibility theorem
Economics Letters, 2014, 124, (2), 180-184 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper A policy response to a downside of the integration of economies: An impossibility theorem, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2014) View citations (1) (2014)
Reconciling the Rawlsian and the utilitarian approaches to the maximization of social welfare
Economics Letters, 2014, 122, (3), 439-444 View citations (5)
Also in Economics Letters, 2014, 124, (1), 160–161 (2014) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Reconciling the Rawlsian and the utilitarian approaches to the maximization of social welfare, Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (5) (2014)
Socially gainful gender quotas
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2014, 105, (C), 173-177 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper Socially gainful gender quotas, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2014) View citations (7) (2014)

2013

Do family ties with those left behind intensify or weaken migrants’ assimilation?
Economics Letters, 2013, 118, (1), 1-5 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Do family ties with those left behind intensify or weaken migrants' assimilation?, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2012) (2012)
Income redistribution going awry: The reversal power of the concern for relative deprivation
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2013, 86, (C), 1-9 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper Income redistribution going awry: The reversal power of the concern for relative deprivation, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2012) (2012)
Integration as a catalyst for assimilation
International Review of Economics & Finance, 2013, 28, (C), 62-70 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper Integration as a catalyst for assimilation, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2013) View citations (16) (2013)
Intentions to Return of Clandestine Migrants: Comment
Review of Development Economics, 2013, 17, (1), 156-162 View citations (1)
International migration, human capital formation, and saving
Economics Letters, 2013, 118, (3), 411-414 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper International migration, human capital formation, and saving, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2013) View citations (4) (2013)
Migration and dynamics: How a leakage of human capital lubricates the engine of economic growth
International Review of Economics & Finance, 2013, 28, (C), 26-37 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Migration and Dynamics: How a Leakage of Human Capital Lubricates the Engine of Economic Growth, Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (6) (2013)
Migration networks as a response to financial constraints: Onset, and endogenous dynamics
Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 101, (C), 1-7 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Migration networks as a response to financial constraints: Onset and endogenous dynamics, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2012) (2012)
On the Economics of Others
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2013, (5), 709-715
See also Working Paper On the economics of others, Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)
Stressful Integration
European Economic Review, 2013, 63, (C), 1-9 View citations (19)
See also Working Paper Stressful Integration, Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (19) (2013)
The dynamics of international migration: Introduction
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2013, 28, 1-2
The evolution and sustainability of seasonal migration from Poland to Germany: From the dusk of the 19th century to the dawn of the 21st century
International Review of Economics & Finance, 2013, 28, (C), 3-18 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper The evolution and sustainability of seasonal migration from Poland to Germany: From the dusk of the 19th century to the dawn of the 21st century, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2013) View citations (3) (2013)

2012

A back-door brain drain
Economics Letters, 2012, 116, (3), 273-276 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper A back-door brain drain, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2012) View citations (12) (2012)
A concern about low relative income, and the alignment of utilitarianism with egalitarianism
Economics Letters, 2012, 114, (3), 235-238 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper A concern about low relative income, and the alignment of utilitarianism with egalitarianism, Discussion Papers (2011) (2011)
Differential Migration Prospects, Skill Formation, and Welfare
Review of International Economics, 2012, 20, (4), 657-673 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Differential Migration Prospects, Skill Formation, and Welfare, Discussion Papers (2011) (2011)
Employer sanctions, and the welfare of native workers
Economics Letters, 2012, 117, (3), 533-536 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Employer sanctions, and the welfare of native workers, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2012) View citations (5) (2012)
Endogenous Selection of Comparison Groups, Human Capital Formation, and Tax Policy
Economica, 2012, 79, (313), 62-75 View citations (30)
See also Working Paper Endogenous Selection of Comparison Groups, Human Capital Formation, and Tax Policy, Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (14) (2011)
Integration, social distress, and policy formation
Economics Letters, 2012, 115, (2), 318-321
See also Working Paper Integration, social distress, and policy formation, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2012) (2012)
On the formation of international migration policies when no country has an exclusive policy-setting say
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2012, 42, (3), 420-429 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper On the formation of international migration policies when no country has an exclusive policy-setting say, Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (2) (2011)
The merger of populations, the incidence of marriages, and aggregate unhappiness
Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2012, 22, (2), 331-344 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper The merger of populations, the incidence of marriages, and aggregate unhappiness, Discussion Papers (2011) (2011)

2011

A THEORY OF MIGRATION AS A RESPONSE TO OCCUPATIONAL STIGMA
International Economic Review, 2011, 52, (2), 549-571 View citations (46)
See also Working Paper A Theory of Migration as a Response to Occupational Stigma, Economics Series (2010) (2010)
In search of an evolutionary edge: trading with a few, more, or many
Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2011, 21, (5), 721-736 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper In search of an evolutionary edge: trading with a few, more, or many, Discussion Papers (2010) (2010)
Is population growth conducive to the sustainability of cooperation?
Economics & Human Biology, 2011, 9, (4), 443-451
See also Working Paper Is population growth conducive to the sustainability of cooperation?, University of Tübingen Working Papers in Business and Economics (2011) (2011)
Migration for degrading work as an escape from humiliation
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2011, 77, (3), 241-247 View citations (50)
On the Economic Architecture of the Workplace: Repercussions of Social Comparisons among Heterogeneous Workers
Journal of Labor Economics, 2011, 29, (2), 349 - 375 View citations (55)
See also Working Paper On the economic architecture of the workplace: Repercussions of social comparisons among heterogeneous workers, MPRA Paper (2011) View citations (50) (2011)
The Prospect of Migration, Sticky Wages, and “Educated Unemployment”
Review of International Economics, 2011, 19, (2), 277-287 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper The Prospect of Migration, Sticky Wages, and "Educated Unemployment", Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (3) (2011)

2010

An evolutionary edge of knowing less (or: On the ‘curse’ of global information)
Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2010, 20, (1), 77-94 View citations (12)
See also Working Paper An Evolutionary Edge of Knowing Less (or: On the "Curse" of Global Information), Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
Casting the naturalization of asylum seekers as an economic problem
Economics Letters, 2010, 108, (3), 286-290 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Casting the naturalization of asylum seekers as an economic problem, Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
Do Religious Children Care More and Provide More Care for Older Parents? A Study of Filial Norms and Behaviors across Five Nations
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2010, 41, (4), 629-631
Gauging the potential for social unrest
Public Choice, 2010, 143, (1), 229-236
See also Working Paper Gauging the Potential for Social Unrest, MPRA Paper (2010) (2010)
Looking at the Integration of Nations through the Lens of the Merger of Populations: Preliminary Superadditivity and Impossibility Results
Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), 2010, 146, (IV), 661-675 View citations (22)
See also Working Paper Looking at the Integration of Nations through the Lens of the Merger of Populations: Preliminary Superadditivity and Impossibility Results, MPRA Paper (2010) View citations (22) (2010)
Policy Repercussions of "The New Economics of the Brain Drain"
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2010, (6), 831-840
See also Working Paper Policy Repercussions of "The New Economics of the Brain Drain", Discussion Papers (2010) (2010)

2009

On the evolutionary edge of migration as an assortative mating device
Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2009, 19, (1), 95-109 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper On the Evolutionary Edge of Migration as an Assortative Mating Device, Discussion Papers (2008) (2008)
Reasons for Remitting
World Economics, 2009, 10, (3), 147-158 View citations (41)
See also Working Paper Reasons for Remitting, Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (41) (2009)
Relative poverty as a determinant of migration: Evidence from Poland
Economics Letters, 2009, 103, (3), 119-122 View citations (70)

2008

LOOKING AT THE "POPULATION PROBLEM" THROUGH THE PRISM OF HETEROGENEITY: WELFARE AND POLICY ANALYSES
International Economic Review, 2008, 49, (3), 799-835 View citations (16)
Labor Movement: How Migration Regulates Labor Markets, by Harald Bauder
Journal of Regional Science, 2008, 48, (3), 660-663
Michael Maschler: My lost migration compass
Games and Economic Behavior, 2008, 64, (2), 378-379
Rural-to-urban migration, human capital, and agglomeration
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2008, 68, (1), 234-247 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper Rural-to-Urban Migration, Human Capital, and Agglomeration, Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2007

A Preference for Migration
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2007, (1), 37-43
See also Working Paper A preference for migration, EconStor Preprints (2007) (2007)
A Social Proximity Explanation of the Reluctance to Assimilate
Kyklos, 2007, 60, (1), 55-63 View citations (47)
See also Working Paper A social proximity explanation of the reluctance to assimilate, MPRA Paper (2007) View citations (47) (2007)
International migration and "educated unemployment"
Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 83, (1), 76-87 View citations (37)
See also Working Paper International Migration and "Educated Unemployment", Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (3) (2006)
Losses and Gains to Developing Countries from the Migration of Educated Workers
World Economics, 2007, 8, (2), 259-269 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Losses and Gains to Developing Countries from the Migration of Educated Workers: An Overview of Recent Research, and New Reflections, Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (4) (2007)
The Effect of International Migration on Educated Unemployment
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2007, 33-49
The analytics of seasonal migration
Economics Letters, 2007, 94, (2), 304-312 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper The Analytics of Seasonal Migration, Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (11) (2007)
The brain drain, ‘educated unemployment’, human capital formation, and economic betterment1
The Economics of Transition, 2007, 15, (4), 629-660 View citations (1)
Work Effort, Moderation in Expulsion, and Illegal Migration
Review of Development Economics, 2007, 11, (4), 585-590 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Work Effort, Moderation in Expulsion, and Illegal Migration, Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (1) (2006)

2006

Book Review
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2006, 55, (1), 245-249
European Migration: What Do We Know?
Economica, 2006, 73, (289), 158-161
Inequality and migration: A behavioral link
Economics Letters, 2006, 91, (1), 146-152 View citations (33)
See also Working Paper Inequality and Migration: A Behavioral Link, Economics Series (2005) View citations (1) (2005)
On Modernity and Wellbeing
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2006, 219-221
Status Aspirations, Wealth Inequality, and Economic Growth
Review of Development Economics, 2006, 10, (1), 171-176 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper Status Aspirations, Wealth Inequality, and Economic Growth, Economics Series (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

2005

Altruism: Evolution and a Repercussion
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2005, 84-105 View citations (1)
See also Chapter Altruism: Evolution and a Repercussion, International Economic Association Series, 2005, 84-105 (2005) View citations (1) (2005)
Comment on "Migration and Incomes in Source Communities: A New Economics of Migration Perspective from China."
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2005, 53, (4), 983-86 View citations (3)
On the demand for grandchildren: tied transfers and the demonstration effect
Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (9-10), 1665-1697 View citations (60)
See also Working Paper ON THE DEMAND FOR GRANDCHILDREN: TIED TRANSFERS AND THE DEMONSTRATION EFFECT, Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (4) (2004)
Chapter On the Demand for Grandchildren: Tied Transfers and the Demonstration Effect, Chapters, 2007 (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
The Intergenerational Overlap and Human Capital Formation*
Review of International Economics, 2005, 13, (1), 45-58 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper The Intergenerational Overlap and Human Capital Formation, Economics Series (2004) (2004)
Working Paper OVERLAPPING, Discussion Papers (2002) (2002)
The New Economics of the Brain Drain
World Economics, 2005, 6, (2), 137-140 View citations (42)
See also Working Paper The new economics of the brain drain, MPRA Paper (2005) View citations (46) (2005)
Towards a Theory of Self-Segregation as a Response to Relative Deprivation: Steady-State Outcomes and Social Welfare
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2005, 223-242 View citations (12)
See also Working Paper Towards a Theory of Self- Segregation as a Response to Relative Deprivation: Steady-State Outcomes and Social Welfare, Discussion Papers (2004) (2004)

2004

Cooperation and wealth
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2004, 53, (1), 109-115 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper COOPERATION AND WEALTH, Discussion Papers (2003) (2003)
On the Economics of Refugee Flows
Review of Development Economics, 2004, 8, (2), 325-329 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper On the Economics of Refugee Flows, Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (6) (2004)
On the evolutionary edge of altruism: a game-theoretic proof of Hamilton’s rule for a simple case of siblings
Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 2004, 14, (1), 37-42 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper On the Evolutionary Edge of Altruism: A Game-Theoretic Proof of Hamilton's Rule for a Simple Case of Siblings, Economics Series (2003) View citations (2) (2003)
Rethinking the Brain Drain
World Development, 2004, 32, (1), 15-22 View citations (87)
See also Working Paper RETHINKING THE BRAIN DRAIN, Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (9) (2003)
The Economics of the Brain Drain Turned on its Head
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2004, 335-345

2003

L'économie de la fuite des cerveaux prise à contre-pied
Revue d’économie du développement, 2003, 11, (2), 137-150 View citations (1)
Tales of Migration without Wage Differentials: Individual, Family, and Community Contexts
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2003, (2), 79-92 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper TALES OF MIGRATION WITHOUT WAGE DIFFERENTIALS: INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY CONTEXTS, Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (17) (2003)

2002

An Impartial Reasoning Solution to the Prisoner's Dilemma: Comment
Public Choice, 2002, 112, (3-4), 401-03
Counter-compensatory inter-vivos transfers and parental altruism: compatibility or orthogonality?
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2002, 47, (1), 19-25 View citations (19)
See also Working Paper Counter-Compensatory Inter-Vivos Transfers and Parental Altruism: Compatibility or Orthogonality?, Departmental Working Papers (2000) (2000)
Inducing human capital formation: migration as a substitute for subsidies
Journal of Public Economics, 2002, 86, (1), 29-46 View citations (208)
See also Working Paper Externalities, Human Capital Formation, and Corrective Migration Policy, Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (1) (1999)
Working Paper Inducing Human Capital Formation: Migration as a Substitute for Subsidies, Economics Series (2001) View citations (11) (2001)
Migration dynamics
Economics Letters, 2002, 76, (2), 159-164 View citations (18)
See also Working Paper Migration Dynamics, Economics Series (2002) View citations (16) (2002)

2001

Dynasties and Destiny: On the Roles of Altruism and Impatience in the Evolution of Consumption and Bequests
Economica, 2001, 68, (272), 505-518 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper DYNASTIES AND DESTINY: ON THE ROLES OF ALTRUISM AND IMPATIENCE IN THE EVOLUTION OF CONSUMPTION AND BEQUESTS, Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (15) (2001)
Review of "On the Economics of Immobility"
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2001, 68, (271), 460-461

2000

A Theory of Migration as a Response to Relative Deprivation
German Economic Review, 2000, 1, (2), 131-143 View citations (21)
Also in German Economic Review, 2000, 1, (2), 131-143 (2000) View citations (16)
See also Working Paper A Theory of Migration as a Response to Relative Deprivation, Discussion Papers (2000) View citations (21) (2000)
Comment on "Nonfarm Activity and Rural Household Income: Evidence from Philippine Microdata."
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2000, 48, (4), 887-88

1999

Migration and growth with imperfect capital mobility: The migration wave to Israel of the Early 1990s
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1999, 71, 73-74
Migration under Asymmetric Information and Human Capital Formation
Review of International Economics, 1999, 7, (3), 455-83 View citations (28)
Siblings, strangers, and the surge of altruism
Economics Letters, 1999, 65, (2), 135-142 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper Siblings, Strangers, and the Surge of Altruism, Economics Series (1999) View citations (7) (1999)

1998

Book Review: Comment on a Review of Oded Stark’s "Altruism and Beyond, An Economic Analysis of Transfers and Exchanges within Families and Groups" (Cambridge, New York, and Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1995)
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1998, 7, (1), 139-141
Equal bequests and parental altruism: compatibility or orthogonality?
Economics Letters, 1998, 60, (2), 167-171 View citations (23)
See also Working Paper Equal Bequests and Parental Altruism: Compatibility or Orthogonality?, Economics Series (1998) View citations (23) (1998)
Human capital depletion, human capital formation, and migration: a blessing or a "curse"?
Economics Letters, 1998, 60, (3), 363-367 View citations (231)
See also Working Paper Human Capital Depletion, Human Capital Formation, and Migration. A Blessing in a "Curse"?, Economics Series (1998) View citations (82) (1998)
On the economics of vanishing
Economics Letters, 1998, 61, (2), 261-266 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper On the Economics of Vanishing, Departmental Working Papers (1998) View citations (5) (1998)
Transfers, Empathy Formation, and Reverse Transfers
American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 271-76 View citations (29)
See also Chapter Transfers, Empathy Formation, and Reverse Transfers, International Economic Association Series, 2000, 174-181 (2000) View citations (3) (2000)
Working Paper Transfers, Empathy Formation, and Reverse Transfers, Departmental Working Papers (1998) View citations (40) (1998)

1997

A brain gain with a brain drain
Economics Letters, 1997, 55, (2), 227-234 View citations (325)
See also Working Paper A Brain Gain with a Brain Drain, Economics Series (1997) View citations (265) (1997)
Children and Distributional Justice: Comment
Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 24, 177-179
Migrants' Savings, Purchasing Power Parity, and the Optimal Duration of Migration
International Tax and Public Finance, 1997, 4, (3), 307-324 View citations (67)
Also in International Tax and Public Finance, 1997, 4, (3), 307-324 (1997) View citations (33)
See also Working Paper Migrants' Savings, Purchasing Power Parity, and the Optimal Duration of Migration, Economics Series (1997) View citations (56) (1997)

1996

Frontier Issues in International Migration
International Regional Science Review, 1996, 19, (1-2), 147-177 View citations (2)
On the Evolution of Altruism
Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 23, 145-149 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper On the Evolution of Altruism, Economics Series (1997) (1997)
Chapter On the Evolution of Altruism, International Economic Association Series, 2000, 352-358 (2000) (2000)

1995

Return and Dynamics: The Path of Labor Migration when Workers Differ in their Skills and Information Is Asymmetric
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1995, 97, (1), 55-71 View citations (32)

1993

How Altruism Can Prevail in an Evolutionary Environment
American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 149-55 View citations (95)
See also Working Paper How Altruism Can Prevail in an Evolutionary Environment, Microeconomics (1994) (1994)
Nonmarket transfers and altruism
European Economic Review, 1993, 37, (7), 1413-1424 View citations (23)
Also in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1992, 9-20 (1992) View citations (2)

1991

Equilibrium urban unemployment in developing countries: Is migration the culprit?
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1991, 37, (4), 477-482
Also in Economics Letters, 1991, 37, (4), 477-482 (1991) View citations (13)
Fertility, Drought, Migration, and Risk
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1991, 175-183
Migration Incentives, Migration Types: The Role of Relative Deprivation
Economic Journal, 1991, 101, (408), 1163-78 View citations (398)
See also Working Paper MIGRATION INCENTIVES, MIGRATION TYPES: THE ROLE OF RELATIVE DEPRIVATION, Working Papers (1990) View citations (5) (1990)
Migration in LDCs: Risk, Remittances, and the Family
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1991, 28, (4), 39-41 View citations (32)
Relative Deprivation and Migration: Theory, Evidence, and Policy Implications
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1991, 121-144 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Relative deprivation and migration: theory, evidence, and policy implications, Policy Research Working Paper Series (1991) View citations (4) (1991)
The Impact of Differences in the Levels of Technology on International Labor Migration
Journal of Population Economics, 1991, 4, (1), 1-12 View citations (24)
The probability of return migration, migrants' work effort, and migrants' performance
Journal of Development Economics, 1991, 35, (2), 399-405 View citations (81)
See also Working Paper The probability of return migration, migrants' work effort, and migrants' performance, Working Papers (1990) View citations (5) (1990)

1990

A Relative Deprivation Approach to Performance Incentives in Career Games and Other Contests
Kyklos, 1990, 43, (2), 211-227 View citations (24)
Migrants' Savings, the Probability of Return Migration and Migrants' Performance
International Economic Review, 1990, 31, (2), 463-67 View citations (135)
See also Working Paper Migrants' Savings, the Probability of Return Migration and Migrants' Performance, Working Papers (1989) View citations (3) (1989)
On the economics of nonmarket transfers: The role of altruism
Economics Letters, 1990, 33, (1), 11-16
See also Working Paper On the Economics of Nonmarket Transfers: the Role of Altruism, Cahiers de Recherches Economiques du Département d'économie (1990) (1990)
Policy comparisons with an agglomeration effects-augmented dual economy model
Journal of Urban Economics, 1990, 27, (1), 1-15 View citations (8)

1989

Altruism and the Quality of Life
American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (2), 86-90 View citations (27)
Consumption Smoothing, Migration, and Marriage: Evidence from Rural India
Journal of Political Economy, 1989, 97, (4), 905-26 View citations (640)
See also Working Paper Consumption Smoothing, Migration and Marriage: Evidence from Rural India, Bulletins (1987) View citations (41) (1987)
International labour migration under alternative informational regimes: A diagrammatic analysis
European Economic Review, 1989, 33, (1), 127-142 View citations (10)
Relative deprivation and international migration oded stark
Demography, 1989, 26, (1), 1-14 View citations (186)

1988

Altruism within the Family Reconsidered: Do Nice Guys Finish Last?
American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (5), 1034-45 View citations (117)
Individual Migration as a Family Strategy: Young Women in the Philippines
Population Studies, 1988, 42, (3), 157-173 View citations (60)
See also Working Paper Individual Migration as a Family Strategy: Young Women in the Philippines, MPRA Paper (1988) View citations (59) (1988)
Merging populations, stochastic dominance and Lorenz curves
Journal of Population Economics, 1988, 1, (2), 157-161 View citations (2)
Migration, Remittances, and the Family
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1988, 36, (3), 465-81 View citations (157)
Migration, remittances and inequality: A sensitivity analysis using the extended Gini index
Journal of Development Economics, 1988, 28, (3), 309-322 View citations (86)
On marriage and migration
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1988, 4, (1), 23-37 View citations (16)
See also Working Paper On Marriage and Migration, MPRA Paper (1988) View citations (17) (1988)

1987

Cooperating Adversaries
Kyklos, 1987, 40, (4), 515-528
International Migration under Asymmetric Information
Economic Journal, 1987, 97, (387), 718-26 View citations (63)
Migration, information and the costs and benefits of signalling
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1987, 17, (3), 323-331 View citations (7)
The design of reward structures in career games: A relative deprivation approach
Economics Letters, 1987, 25, (4), 389-392 View citations (3)

1986

Inducing fertility change: A game-theoretic approach
European Journal of Population, 1986, 2, (1), 31-42
Labor Migration and Risk Aversion in Less Developed Countries
Journal of Labor Economics, 1986, 4, (1), 134-49 View citations (97)
Labor mobility under asymmetric information with moving and signalling costs
Economics Letters, 1986, 21, (1), 89-94 View citations (16)
Migration, Markets, Clusters and Cooperation
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1986, 11-14
On fertility, migration and remittances in LDCs
World Development, 1986, 14, (1), 133-135 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper On Fertility, Migration, and Remittances in LDCs, EconStor Preprints (1985) (1985)
On the shadow wage of urban jobs in less-developed countries
Journal of Urban Economics, 1986, 20, (2), 121-127 View citations (1)
Remittances and Inequality
Economic Journal, 1986, 96, (383), 722-40 View citations (231)
Urban External Economies and Optimal Migration
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1986, 139-146

1985

Introduction
Journal of Development Economics, 1985, 17, (1), 1-3
Introduction
Journal of Development Economics, 1985, 17, (1-2), 1-3
Motivations to Remit: Evidence from Botswana
Journal of Political Economy, 1985, 93, (5), 901-18 View citations (825)
On agglomeration economies and optimal migration
Economics Letters, 1985, 18, (2-3), 297-300 View citations (3)
On private charity and altruism
Public Choice, 1985, 46, (3), 325-332 View citations (4)
The New Economics of Labor Migration
American Economic Review, 1985, 75, (2), 173-78 View citations (567)

1984

A Note on Modelling Labour Migration in LDCs
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1984, 20, (4), 318-322 View citations (1)
Bargaining, Altruism, and Demographic Phenomena
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1984, 10, (4), 679-692 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper Bargaining, Altruism and Demographic Phenomena, Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers (1984) View citations (5) (1984)
Discontinuity and the Theory of International Migration
Kyklos, 1984, 37, (2), 206-222 View citations (1)
Migration and Asymmetric Information: Comment
American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (3), 533-34 View citations (34)
Migration decision making: De Jong, Gordon F. and Robert W. Gardner, eds., (Pergamon, New York, 1981)
Journal of Development Economics, 1984, 14, (1), 251-259 View citations (8)
Also in EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1984, 14, (1), 251-259 (1984) View citations (3)
Rural-to-Urban Migration in LDCs: A Relative Deprivation Approach
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1984, 32, (3), 475-86 View citations (85)

1982

Migration, growth, distribution and welfare
Economics Letters, 1982, 10, (3-4), 243-249 View citations (9)
On Migration and Risk in LDCs
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1982, 31, (1), 191-96 View citations (199)
On modelling the informal sector
World Development, 1982, 10, (5), 413-416 View citations (18)
Research on rural-to-urban migration in LDCs: The confusion frontier and why we should pause to rethink afresh
World Development, 1982, 10, (1), 63-70 View citations (20)
Rural-Urban Migration and Surplus Labour: Reservations on Bhatia
Oxford Economic Papers, 1982, 34, (3), 569-73

1981

On the optimal choice of capital intensity in LDCs with migration
Journal of Development Economics, 1981, 9, (1), 31-41 View citations (6)
The Asset Demand for Children During Agricultural Modernization
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1981, 7, (4), 671-675 View citations (9)

1980

A note on the shadow wage in LCDs with migration and formal and informal urban sectors
Economics Letters, 1980, 5, (3), 235-240
On Slowing Metropolitan City Growth
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1980, 6, (1), 95-102 View citations (5)
On the Role of Urban-to-Rural Remittances in Rural Development
EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 1980, 16, (3), 369-374 View citations (16)

Books

1999

Altruism and Beyond
Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (87)

1991

The Migration of Labor
Blackwell Books, Wiley Blackwell View citations (709)

1986

Migration, Human Capital and Development, vol 4
EconStor Books, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics View citations (4)

1978

Economic-Demographic Interactions in Agricultural Development: The Case of Rural-to-Urban Migration, vol 6
EconStor Books, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics View citations (47)

Edited books

1997

Handbook of Population and Family Economics, vol 1
Handbook of Population and Family Economics, Elsevier View citations (307)

Chapters

2024

Agglomeration, Pollution, and Migration: A Substantial Link, and Policy Design
A chapter in World Scientific Handbook of Global Migration, Volume 3: Types of Migrants and Economies: A Global Perspective, 2024, pp 199-225
See also Working Paper Agglomeration, pollution, and migration: A substantial link, and policy design, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2022) (2022)
Employer Sanctions: A Policy with a Pitfall?
A chapter in World Scientific Handbook of Global Migration, Volume 1, 2024, pp 205-223
See also Working Paper Employer Sanctions: A Policy with a Pitfall?, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) (2021)
Intensity of Migration Need Not Decrease When Migration Cost Increases: The Mitigating Power of Joint Savings Agreements
A chapter in World Scientific Handbook of Global Migration, Volume 3: Types of Migrants and Economies: A Global Perspective, 2024, pp 179-197
On the Role of Social Comparisons in Shaping Migrants’ Remittance Behavior: Theory, and Evidence from China
A chapter in World Scientific Handbook of Global Migration, Volume 2: Global Migration: Alternative Views and Social Comparisons, 2024, pp 53-82

2022

A unified model of relative deprivation and risk-laden migration
A chapter in Global Labour in Distress, Volume I, 2022, pp 67-73

2020

An Economics-Based Rationale for the Rawlsian Social Welfare Program
A chapter in Inequality, Redistribution and Mobility, 2020, vol. 28, pp 179-186
See also Working Paper An Economics-Based Rationale for the Rawlsian Social Welfare Program, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (3) (2020)

2017

An Adverse Social Welfare Consequence of a Rich-to-Poor Income Transfer: A Relative Deprivation Approach
A chapter in Research on Economic Inequality, 2017, vol. 25, pp 1-37 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper An adverse social welfare consequence of a rich-to-poor income transfer: A relative deprivation approach, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2017) (2017)

2016

Can a Concern for Status Reconcile Diverse Social Welfare Programs?
A chapter in Inequality after the 20th Century: Papers from the Sixth ECINEQ Meeting, 2016, vol. 24, pp 235-246
See also Working Paper Can a concern for status reconcile diverse social welfare programs?, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2016) (2016)

2009

A Gain with a Drain? Evidence from Rural Mexico on the New Economics of the Brain Drain
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (11)
See also Working Paper A Gain with a Drain? Evidence from Rural Mexico on the New Economics of the Brain Drain, University of California, Davis, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (2005) View citations (24) (2005)
An Optimal Selective Migration Policy in the Absence of Symmetric Information, and in the Presence of Skill Formation Incentives
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (4)
International Migration, Human Capital Formation, and the Setting of Migration-Control Policies: Mapping the Gains
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (3)
The Brain Drain, ‘Educated Unemployment’, Human Capital Formation, and Economic Betterment
Palgrave Macmillan
See also Working Paper The Brain Drain, "Educated Unemployment," Human Capital Formation, and Economic Betterment, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2007) View citations (25) (2007)

2007

On the Demand for Grandchildren: Tied Transfers and the Demonstration Effect
Chapter 18 in Handbook on the Economics of Happiness, 2007 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper ON THE DEMAND FOR GRANDCHILDREN: TIED TRANSFERS AND THE DEMONSTRATION EFFECT, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF) (2004) View citations (4) (2004)
Journal Article On the demand for grandchildren: tied transfers and the demonstration effect, Elsevier (2005) View citations (60) (2005)

2005

Altruism: Evolution and a Repercussion
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Altruism: Evolution and a Repercussion, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

2000

On the Evolution of Altruism
Palgrave Macmillan
See also Working Paper On the Evolution of Altruism, Institute for Advanced Studies (1997) (1997)
Journal Article On the Evolution of Altruism, Nordic Journal of Political Economy (1996) View citations (1) (1996)
Transfers, Empathy Formation, and Reverse Transfers
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Transfers, Empathy Formation, and Reverse Transfers, American Economic Association (1998) View citations (29) (1998)
Working Paper Transfers, Empathy Formation, and Reverse Transfers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics (1998) View citations (40) (1998)

1999

Human-Capital Formation, Asymmetric Information, and the Dynamics of International Migration
A chapter in The Economics of Globalization: Policy Perspectives from Public Economics, 1999, pp 333-370
See also Working Paper Human Capital Formation, Asymmetric Information, and the Dynamics of International Migration, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics (1998) View citations (5) (1998)

1998

On the Optimal Duration of Migration
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
Relative Deprivation and Migration
A chapter in Applied Behavioural Economics, 1998, pp 269-302

1997

Introduction: Population and family economics
Chapter 01 in Handbook of Population and Family Economics, 1997, vol. 1, Part A, pp 1-17 View citations (1)
On the Transfer Value of Gratitude
A chapter in Reforming the Welfare State, 1997, pp 313-326
Warum kehren Migranten zurück? Mikroökonomische Aspekte von Rückwanderung
A chapter in Migration und Flucht - Aufgaben und Strategien für Deutschland, Europa und die internationale Gemeinschaft, 1997, pp 190-199

1996

On the Microeconomics of Return Migration
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (10)

1995

Some New Thoughts on Migration and Development
Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)
The Sharing and Distribution of the Returns to Migration in Developing Countries
A chapter in Crossing Borders: Transmigration in Asia Pacific, 1995, pp 101-106

1994

Market Environment, Trade Technology, and Migrants' Performance
A chapter in Migration: A Challenge for Europe. Symposium 1993, 1994, pp 45-52
Migration, Human Capital Formation, and Long-Run Output
A chapter in Migration: A challenge for Europe. Symposium 1993, 1994, pp 59-68
Patterns of Labor Migration when Workers Differ in Their Skills and Information is Asymmetric
A chapter in Economic Aspects of International Migration, 1994, pp 57-74

Editor

Handbook of Population and Family Economics
Elsevier
Handbook of Population and Family Economics
Elsevier