A Counterfactual Study of Economic Impacts of Norwegian Emigration and Capital Imports

Riis, Christian; Thonstad, Tore

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“…These assessments can be enriched by using computable general equilibrium (CGE) models to allow for a variety of economy-wide adjustments, although usually for only one country at a time. For Sweden, Karlstrom (1985) estimated that emigration up to 1890 raised the real wage by 9 percent, while for Norway Riis and Thonstad (1989) estimated that emigration up to 1910 raised income per capita by 6 percent. O'Rourke and Williamson (1995) found that emigration served to raise urban wages by in Sweden by 12.3 percent above what they would have been in its absence.…”

Section: The Impact Of Migrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Cliometrics of International Migration: A Survey

Hatton¹

2010

SSRN Journal

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The Cliometrics of International Migration: A Survey

Hatton¹

2010

SSRN Journal

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“…These assessments can be enriched by using computable general equilibrium (CGE) models to allow for a variety of economy‐wide adjustments, although usually for only one country at a time. For Sweden, Karlstrom (1985) estimated that emigration up to 1890 raised the real wage by 9%, whereas for Norway Riis and Thonstad (1989) estimated that emigration up to 1910 raised income per capita by 6%. O'Rourke and Williamson (1995) found that emigration served to raise urban wages in Sweden by 12.3% above what they would have been in its absence.…”

Section: The Impact Of Migrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Cliometrics of International Migration: A Survey

Hatton

2010

Journal of Economic Surveys

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“…We have estimated that foreign capital imports served to make the 1910 Danish capital stock 16.3 per cent bigger than it would have been in its absence (O'Rourke and Williamson 1995b). Norwegian capital imports were also smaller than for Sweden (Riis and Thonstad 1989). Although Norwegian capital imports were even larger than for Sweden after 1890, Norway was actually a net capital exporter 1870-1890, so the net impact of foreign capital on the 1910 Norwegian capital stock was to raise it by 'only' 17.4 per cent.…”

Section: The Impact Of International Capital Flowsmentioning

confidence: 99%