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The welfare magnet hypothesis and the welfare take-up of migrants : welfare benefits are not a key determinant of migration

Giulietti, Corrado - 2014

Contrary to the welfare magnet hypothesis, empirical evidence suggests that immigration decisions are not made on the basis of the relative generosity of the receiving nation's social benefits. Even when immigrants are found to use welfare more intensively than natives, the gap is mostly...

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Can market mechanisms solve the refugee crisis? : combining tradable quotas and matching are efficient market solutions that would also protect refugee rights

Fernández-Huertas Moraga, Jesús - 2016

refugees to be established wherever it is less costly to do so. Second, a matching system that links refugees to their …

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How does international trade affect household welfare? : households can benefit from international trade as it lowers the prices of consumer goods

Ural Marchand, Beyza - 2017

Imported products tend to have lower prices than locally produced ones for a variety of reasons, including lower labor costs and better technology in the exporting country. The reduced prices may lead to wage losses for individuals who work in the production of a local version of the imported...

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Skill-based immigration, economic integration, and economic performance : benefiting from highly skilled immigrants requires a complementary mix of immigrant selection and economic...

Aydemir, Abdurrahman - 2014

Studies for major immigrant-receiving countries provide evidence on the comparative economic performance of immigrant classes (skill-, kinship-, and humanitarian-based). Developed countries are increasingly competing for high-skilled immigrants, who perform better in the labor market. However,...

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Enforcement and illegal migration : enforcement deters immigrations with many unintended consequences

Orrenius, Pia M. - 2014

Border enforcement of immigration laws attempts to raise the costs of illegal immigration, while interior enforcement also lowers the benefits. Border and interior enforcement therefore reduce the net benefits of illegal immigration and should lower the probability that an individual will decide...

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Are immigrants healthier than native residents? : immigrants tend to be healthier than native residents when they arrive - an advantage that dissipates with time

Neuman, Shoshana - 2014

In common anti-immigrant rhetoric, concerns are raised that immigrants bring diseases with them to the host country that threaten the health of the resident population. In reality, extensive empirical research over several decades and across multiple regions and host countries has documented...

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Intermarriage and the economic success of immigrants : who is the driving factor - the native spouses or the immigrants themselves?

Nottmeyer, Olga - 2015

Marriages between immigrants and natives (intermarriages) are often associated with economic success and interpreted as an indicator of social integration. Intermarried immigrant men are on average better educated and work in better paid jobs than nonintermarried immigrant men. In this context,...

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Enforcement and illegal migration : enforcement deters immigrations with many unintended consequences

Orrenius, Pia M. - 2019

unintended consequences, such as a decrease in circular migration, an increase in smuggling, and higher prevalence of off …

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Circular migration : why resticting labor mobility can be counterproductive

Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2014

, creating a "brain drain" in the sending country. In reality, migration is typically temporary: Workers migrate, find employment …, and then return home or move on, often multiple times. Sending countries benefit from remittances while workers are abroad … circular migration can be costly to both sending and receiving countries. …

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Measuring flows of international migration : consistent measures of migration are needed to understand patterns and impacts on labor market outcomes

Raymer, James - 2017

International migration alters the socio-economic conditions of the individuals and families migrating as well as the … effective policies. Improving the available information on global migration patterns will result in numerous and wide …

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