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Migration, child education, human capital accumulation, and a brain dilution tax

Leonid V. Azarnert

Journal of Demographic Economics2025https://doi.org/10.1017/dem.2025.4article
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Abstract

I study the effect of educational policy in the host economy on human capital accumulation and growth. The analysis is performed in a two-country growth model with endogenous fertility. I show that providing additional free educational services for immigrant children can increase the attractiveness of migration for less skilled individuals, which can outweigh the positive effect of this policy on the acquisition of human capital. In contrast, imposing taxes on immigrants in the host country reduces low-skilled immigration flows and has the potential to promote human capital accumulation if the resulting revenues are channeled into educational subsidies.

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@article{leonid2025,
  title        = {{Migration, child education, human capital accumulation, and a brain dilution tax}},
  author       = {Leonid V. Azarnert},
  journal      = {Journal of Demographic Economics},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1017/dem.2025.4},
}

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0.44

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.32 × 0.4 = 0.13
M · momentum0.57 × 0.15 = 0.09
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
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