International migration and "educated unemployment"

Chengze, Simon FAN; Oded STARK

doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2006.05.002

International migration and "educated unemployment"

Chengze, Simon FAN, Oded STARK

Department of Economics

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Abstract

This paper provides a novel explanation of "educated unemployment", which is a salient feature of the labor markets in a number of developing countries. In a simple job-search framework we show that "educated unemployment" is caused by the prospect of international migration, that is, by the possibility of a "brain drain". In addition, the analysis shows that a developing country may end up with more educated workers despite the brain drain and educated unemployment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	76-87
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Development Economics
Volume	83
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2006.05.002
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2007

Keywords

"Educated unemployment"
Beneficial brain drain
Human capital formation
International migration

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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UN SDGs

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