Skilled emigration in a world of variety

IF 1.2 Q3 ECONOMICS Research in Economics Pub Date : 2024-06-03 DOI:10.1016/j.rie.2024.100979

Subhasree Basak , Kausik Gupta

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Abstract

Upgradation of export product quality and product diversification are two crucial determinants of the economic growth of developing countries. Both depend heavily on the endowment and quality of the skilled labor. However, one of the challenges developing countries face is the emigration of skilled labor. In this paper, we intend to explore the effect of skilled labor emigration on the export product quality, the number of varieties produced (extensive margin), and the amount of production (intensive margin). To do so, we provide a theoretical framework followed by empirical evidence. Results suggest that export product quality deteriorates with an outflow of skilled labor. Moreover, the number of varieties produced by the domestically specialized manufacturing or domestic service sectors falls but the total amount of production increases. This product diversification at the domestic level has a similar impact on export diversification when we have skilled emigration. The theoretical results have been examined empirically in this paper.

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多样化世界中的技术移民

出口产品质量升级和产品多样化是发展中国家经济增长的两个重要决定因素。这两个因素在很大程度上取决于熟练劳动力的禀赋和质量。然而，发展中国家面临的挑战之一就是熟练劳动力的外流。在本文中，我们打算探讨熟练劳动力移民对出口产品质量、生产品种数量（广义边际）和生产量（密集边际）的影响。为此，我们提供了一个理论框架，并随后提供了经验证据。结果表明，随着熟练劳动力的外流，出口产品质量会下降。此外，国内专业制造业或国内服务业生产的品种数量减少，但生产总量增加。在技术移民的情况下，国内产品多样化对出口多样化也会产生类似的影响。本文对理论结果进行了实证研究。

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Research in Economics ECONOMICS-

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1.40

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89 days

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