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.