The Impact of Migration on Sending Countries and Regions

No AccessApr 2022The Impact of Migration on Sending Countries and RegionsAuthors/Editors: Laurent Bossavie, Daniel Garrote-Sánchez, Mattia Makovec, Çağlar ÖzdenLaurent BossavieSearch for more papers by this author, Daniel Garrote-SánchezSearch for more papers by this author, Mattia MakovecSearch for more papers by this author, Çağlar ÖzdenSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-1732-8_ch5AboutView ChaptersFull TextPDF (0.9 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract: Asserts that in the short run, emigration from sending countries can lead to slower capital growth and a technological downgrade, with the emigration of a segment of the high-skilled population reducing the average level of human capital in a country in the short run, especially in critical sectors, such as health care, potentially causing shortages of qualified professionals. Migration also reinforces rapid aging among the populations of migrant-sending countries, because younger people show greater tendency to migrate, causing old-age dependency ratios to rise more quickly. Migration may, however, support a more efficient relocation of labor market factors and alleviate unemployment pressures in sending regions with scant job opportunities, especially among youth, and emigration can incentivize human capital investment in response to increasing external and internal demand. Emigration can also reduce international transaction costs and generate global networks, promoting bilateral trade, foreign direct investment, and knowledge diffusion between the migrant’s home and host countries. 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