Self-selection and the performance of return migrants: the source country perspective

Augustin de Coulon and Matloob Piracha

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Abstract: In this paper, using the framework of a Roy theoretical model, we examine the performance of return migrants in Albania. We ask two main questions: (i) Had they chosen not to migrate, what would be the performance of return migrants compared to the non-migrants? and (ii) What would be the performance of non-migrants had they decided to migrate and return? Both our estimates from a selection model and our semi-parametric approach allow us to conclude that the flows of return migrants are negatively selected. We find that, had they decided to migrate and come back, the non-migrants would have earned more than twice the wages of return migrants.

Keywords: migration; self-selection; Albania (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2003-07
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Journal Article: Self-selection and the performance of return migrants: the source country perspective (2005)
Working Paper: Self-Selection and the Performance of Return Migrants: the Source Country Perspective (2003)
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