Millions of people emigrate every year in search of better economic and social opportunities. Anecdotal evidence suggests that emigrants may have over-optimistic expectations about the incomes they can earn abroad, resulting in excessive migration pressure, and in disappointment among those who do migrate. Yet there is almost no statistical evidence on how accurately these emigrants predict the incomes that they will earn working abroad. In this paper...
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2007/03/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS4141
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2010/07/01
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A land of milk and honey with streets paved with gold : do emigrants have over-optimistic expectations about incomes abroad ?
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