Beine, Michel; Docquier, Frédéric; Özden, Caglar - Centre de Recherche en Économie Appliquée (CREA), … - 2011
Existing migrant networks play an important role in explaining the size and structure of immigration flows. They affect the net benefits of migration by reduc- ing assimilation costs (’self-selection channel’) and by lowering legal entry barriers through family reunification programs...