Abstract
In this study, we look at the relationship between remittances received at home, inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and out-migration of individuals with different levels of education. Using the bilateral international migration data in 1990 and 2000, we find that inward FDI tends to deter the out-migration of individuals with secondary and tertiary education, but has no significant impact on the out-migration of individuals with primary education. In addition, remittances received at home induce the out-migration of individuals with primary education, but not the out-migration of individuals with secondary and tertiary education. The stock of existing migrants in a foreign country encourage future out-migration regardless of migrants' levels of education.
Notes
2Δmigratione ji = migratione ji ,2000 − migratione ji ,1990, with e = primary, secondary and tertiary education.
3Equation 1 is equivalent to migratione ji , 2000 = α + (1 + γ) migratione ji , 1990 + β FDI ij,1990 + θ remittancesj ,1990 + δ Z 1990 + ε ji