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Ethnic Concentration and Human Capital Formation

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Thomas de Graaff () (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Henri L.F. de Groot () (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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Concentration of immigrants and its associated externalities have become an important topic in contemporary international migration research, both from a methodological as well as an empirical perspective. The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it aims to provide an overview of that part of the migration literature that is concerned with the externalities created by the influx of immigrants. Second, it presents a stylized model in which human capital accumulation and ethnic cluster formation are explicitly incorporated. The model shows that lock-in effects can result from heterogeneous human capital and spillover effects on different spatial levels. Extensions of the model are discussed, together with their possible impacts on the spatial variation of the evolution of human capital stocks.

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Paper provided by Tinbergen Institute in its series Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers with number 04-081/3.

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Keywords: Ethnic concentration; human capital; migration; migration costs;

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J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, and Vacancies - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
R11 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Analysis of Growth, Development, and Changes

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  1. Stark, Oded & Helmenstein, Christian & Prskawetz, Alexia, 1997. "A brain gain with a brain drain," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 55(2), pages 227-234, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Stark, Oded & Helmenstein, Christian & Prskawetz, Alexia, 1997. "A Brain Gain with a Brain Drain," Economics Series 45, Institute for Advanced Studies. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Hugo Nopo & Natalia Winder, 2008. "Ethnicity and Human Capital Accumulation in Urban Mexico," RES Working Papers 4619, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  2. Hugo Nopo & Natalia Winder, 2008. "Etnicidad y acumulación de capital humano en México Urbano," RES Working Papers 4620, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
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