DP4680 The Brain Drain: Some Evidence from European Expatriates in the US

Author(s):	Gilles Saint-Paul
Publication Date:	October 2004
Keyword(s):	brain drain, europe, migration
JEL(s):	J31, J61
Programme Areas:	Labour Economics
Link to this Page:	cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=4680

This Paper uses US Census data from 1990 and 2000 to provide evidence on the labour market characteristics of European-born workers living in the US. It is found that there is a positive wage premium associated with these workers, and that the highly skilled are over-represented compared with the source country, more so, when one moves up the skill ladder.