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Trans‐boundary Pollution and Brain Drain Migration

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  • Kenji Kondoh

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The economic effects of international brain drain migration in the presence of trans‐boundary pollution are analyzed. In autarky, both skilled and unskilled workers are expected to migrate from the less developed foreign country to the developed home country, if permitted. Surprisingly, under certain conditions, all workers, apart from skilled foreign ones, will gain (lose) from the migration of unskilled (skilled) foreign workers. Moreover, if skilled foreign workers are employed as unskilled domestic workers, then skilled foreign workers will gain but unskilled workers in both countries will lose. Whether or not skilled domestic workers will gain depends on the magnitude of the pollution spillover parameter. Brain drain migration persists under free trade if the demand for manufactured goods is strong.

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  • Kenji Kondoh, 2007. "Trans‐boundary Pollution and Brain Drain Migration," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 11(2), pages 333-345, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:rdevec:v:11:y:2007:i:2:p:333-345
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9361.2007.00408.x
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