then illustrate the consequences both types of temporary migration have for migrants' behaviour (as opposed to a permanent … migration). If migrations are non-permanent, then this has also consequences for the way empirical models need to be specified … with permanent migration intentions. …

In simple static models, migration increases with the wage differential between host and home country. In a dynamic … framework, and if migrations are temporary, the size of the migrant population in the host country depends also on the migration … duration. This paper analyses optimal migration durations in a model which rationalises the decision of the migrant to return …

immigration and emigration country: What determines their optimal migration duration, and what are the activities migrants choose … activities. We then develop a model, where migrants decide simultaneously about the optimal migration duration, and their after … migration duration are simultaneously chosen. …