Abstract
International migration is an important determinant of institutions, not considered so far in the development literature. Using cross-sectional and panel estimation for a large sample of developing countries, we find that openness to emigration has a positive effect on home-country institutional development (as measured by standard democracy indices). The results are robust to a wide range of specifications and identification methods. Remarkably, the cross-sectional estimates are fully in line with the implied long-run relationship from dynamic panel regressions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 209-223 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Development Economics |
| Volume | 120 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 May 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
Keywords
- Democracy
- Development
- Institutions
- Migration
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