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Table 2 Aid and migration selection: sensitivity analysis

From: Does aid induce brain drain? A panel data analysis

 

SELECTION RATE

SKILLED MIGRATION

UNSKILLED MIGRATION

TOTAL MIGRATION

 

FE

IV

FE

IV

GMM

FE

IV

GMM

FE

IV

GMM

10 years

           

ODA/GDP

1.42

3.26

3.28

7.23

11.01

-0.06

2.8

6.85

0.52

3.60

7.30

 

(1.07)

(1.67)

(1.60)

(2.11)

(3.25)

(1.44)

(1.70)

(2.90)

(0.81)

(0.93)

(2.57)

ODA/GDP including:

           

Life Expect

0.88

3.10

2.18

6.94

5.47

0.42

2.54

4.62

0.73

4.27

2.7

 

(0.76)

(0.97)

(1.07)

(2.12)

(2.17)

(1.13)

(1.48)

(1.85)

(0.81)

(1.50)

(1.36)

Mortality Rate

0.85

3.06

2.04

6.44

4.74

0.43

2.56

3.93

0.65

3.97

2.18

 

(0.77)

(0.94)

(1.11)

(1.80)

(2.05)

(1.15)

(1.49)

(2.12)

(0.79)

(1.34)

(1.21)

Population 15-59

0.95

3.15

1.92

6.48

7.05

0.19

2.14

4.42

0.57

3.94

3.06

 

(0.77)

(0.99)

(1.09)

(1.85)

(2.07)

(0.16)

(1.38)

(1.76)

(0.78)

(1.32)

(1.34)

Internal conflicts

0.41

2.40

0.96

5.44

3.87

0.23

2.59

2.86

0.14

3.50

0.58

 

(0.65)

(0.72)

(0.95)

(1.34)

(2.23)

(0.96)

(1.38)

(1.33)

(0.48)

(1.20)

(1.10)

Ethnic tensions

0.44

2.32

0.97

5.48

4.64

0.24

2.53

2.94

0.15

3.51

0.63

 

(0.68)

(0.66)

(0.97)

(1.34)

(2.18)

(0.96)

(1.42)

(1.33)

(0.49)

(1.20)

(1.21)

FDI/GDP

0.88

3.07

2.13

6.11

5.10

0.18

2.19

5.22

0.67

3.26

1.98

 

(0.77)

(0.98)

(0.99)

(2.17)

(2.25)

(1.05)

(1.42)

(1.39)

(0.70)

(1.47)

(1.09)

Openess

0.94

3.15

2.24

5.84

5.48

0.8

2.05

5.79

0.89

3.48

2.16

 

(0.78)

(0.99)

(1.07)

(1.70)

(2.27)

(1.17)

(1.37)

(1.89)

(0.83)

(0.92)

(1.15)

Polity IV

1.27

3.04

2.17

6.22

5.36

-0.42

2.07

3.36

0.45

3.25

2.3

 

(0.80)

(1.14)

(0.81)

(2.18)

(2.22)

(1.32)

(1.36)

(2.14)

(0.81)

(1.39)

(1.51)

  1. Robust standard errors in parentheses.
  2. * significant at 10%; ** significant at 5%; *** significant at 1%.
  3. Note: All values of the coefficients correspond to bilateral aid. All regressions succeed the tests associated to Instrumental Variables and GMM.