On a Variation in the Economic Performance of Migrants by their Home Country's Wage

Oded Stark

No 281248, Discussion Papers from University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF)

Abstract: While the economic performance of migrants in the receiving country undoubtedly depends on qualifications, it is also affected by inclinations. Given the probability of return migration, we establish a behavioral link between the incentive of migrants to save in their country of destination and the prevailing wage rate in their home country. We show that migrants coming from a low-wage country optimally save more than migrants from a high-wage country. We allude to policy and research implications suggested by this savings behavior.

Keywords: Institutional and Behavioral Economics; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10
Date: 2000-10
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.281248

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