A land of milk and honey with streets paved with gold: Do emigrants have over-optimistic expectations about incomes abroad?

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@arpitrage @Jabaluck this two papers by @dmckenzie001 come to mind https://t.co/DKZHGf8L5j https://t.co/omGnXy5sGl

@albrgr @mushfiq_econ A setting where there is lowball misperception: @dmckenzie001's classic study of Tongans' earning expectations in NZ: https://t.co/xDxjANk8Om They, too, attribute the misperception in part to strategic underreporting by migrants …

A land of milk and honey with streets paved with gold: Do emigrants have over-optimistic expectations about incomes abroad? https://t.co/P5A9hD01e0 https://t.co/gOvhJZEmgN

@dwdavison9318 @glenweyl The only rigorous peer-reviewed study—by @dmckenzie001—finds migrants *underestimate* gains http://t.co/YbZDVx1IAy

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