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John Gibson

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The Microeconomic Determinants of Emigration and Return Migration - Working Paper 173

Former Visiting Fellow

John Gibson was a visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development from April 2008 to December 2010. His CGD research focused on the effects of skilled migration on migrants’ countries of origin. Gibson left CGD to return to his teaching position at the Waiko Management School, New Zealand.

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The Microeconomic Determinants of Emigration and Return Migration - Working Paper 173 - May 28, 2009

CGD visiting fellow John Gibson and David McKenzie investigate the economic determinants behind decisions to migrate and decisions to return home. Using Pacific island countries as case studies, they find that expected gains in income may not be as influential as other expectations and preferences.

The Microeconomic Determinants of Emigration and Return Migration - Working Paper 173 - May 28, 2009

CGD visiting fellow John Gibson and David McKenzie investigate the economic determinants behind decisions to migrate and decisions to return home. Using Pacific island countries as case studies, they find that expected gains in income may not be as influential as other expectations and preferences.

The Microeconomic Determinants of Emigration and Return Migration - Working Paper 173 - May 28, 2009

CGD visiting fellow John Gibson and David McKenzie investigate the economic determinants behind decisions to migrate and decisions to return home. Using Pacific island countries as case studies, they find that expected gains in income may not be as influential as other expectations and preferences.

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Is the Occupational Cost of Migration Understated? Evidence from a Migration Lottery - Jan 8, 2010
Abstract: A large literature examines the occupational mobility of immigrants and the potential underuse of their human capital in destination countries. Immigrants typically experience a U-shape pattern of occupational change, from their last job in the origin country to their first and then...

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