The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on International Migration: Does Education Matter?

Authors

Miao Wang, Marquette UniversityFollow
M. C. Sunny Wong, University of San FranciscoFollow
Jim Granato, University of Houston - Main

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

26 p.

Publication Date

5-2013

Publisher

Wiley

Source Publication

The World Economy

Source ISSN

1467-9701

Abstract

Using migration data in 1990 and 2000, we find that inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in non-OECD countries affects the out-migration of individuals with tertiary and secondary education to OECD countries originating the investments, but has no significant effect on the out-migration of individuals with primary education. Distinguishing between linkage and home effects, our results show a dominant home effect of FDI for individuals with tertiary education, but a stronger linkage effect for those with secondary education. The existing stock of former migrants in foreign countries influences the out-migration of individuals with primary education.

Comments

Accepted version. The World Economy, Vol. 36, No. 5 (May 2013): 537-562. DOI. © 1999-2019 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Wang, Miao; Wong, M. C. Sunny; and Granato, Jim, "The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on International Migration: Does Education Matter?" (2013). Economics Faculty Research and Publications. 138.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/econ_fac/138