Comprehesive Theoretical Analyses of International Migrtion of Labour

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22530184
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Economic theory
• Research Institution: Nagasaki University
• Principal Investigator: SHIMADA Akira 長崎大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (60196475)
• Project Period (FY): 2010-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 国際労働移動 / 送金 / 送金費用 / 利他主義 / 人的資本 / 賃金格差 / 教育 / 国内労働移動

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the first half of the study, I dealt with problems related with remittances. Firstly, I examined who should pay the sending fee and receiving fee to maximize the amount of remittances. Secondly, I　examined　the　effects　of　altruism　on　the　amount　of　remittances　and　the　spending　of　remittances.　Thirdly,　I　examined　the　effects　of　altruism　on　the　migration　decision　and　the　amount　of　remittances.
In the second half of the study, I dealt with problems related with human capital formation. Firstly, I examined how migration possibilities affect the demand for education and human capital formation. Secondly, I examined the effects of the wage disparity between the labour sending and receiving countries on human capital formation of the labour sending country. Thirdly, I found the conditions under which internal migration facilitates human capital formation.

Free Research Field

マクロ経済学、労働経済学