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Do migrants improve governance at home? : evidence from a voting experiment

Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C. - 2010

determinants of voting behavior in our experiment, and isolate the positive effect of international emigration on the demand for … ; institutions ; effects of emigration in origin countries ; household survey ; Cape Verde ; Sub-Saharan Africa …

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Testing the ‘brain gain’ hypothesis : micro evidence from Cape Verde

Batista, Catia; Lacuesta, Aitor; Vicente, Pedro C. - 2010

Does emigration really drain human capital accumulation in origin countries? This paper explores a unique household … capital ; effects of emigration in origin countries ; household survey ; Cape Verde ; sub-Saharan Africa …

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How has COVID-19 affected the intention to migrate via the backway to Europe and to a neighboring African country? : survey evidence and a salience experiment in The Gambia

Bah, Tijan L.; Batista, Catia; Gubert, Flore; McKenzie, … - 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in border closures in many countries and a sharp reduction in overall international mobility. However, this disruption of legal pathways to migration has raised concerns that potential migrants may turn to irregular migration routes as a substitute. We examine...

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Migration, political institutions, and social networks

Batista, Catia; Seither, Julia; Vicente, Pedro C. - 2018

of the 2009 elections in Mozambique, a country with substantial emigration to neighboring countries - especially South … emigration. …

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Can information and alternatives to irregular migration reduce "backway" migration from The Gambia?

Bah, Tijan L.; Batista, Catia; Gubert, Flore; McKenzie, … - 2023

Irregular migration from West Africa to Europe across the Sahara and Mediterranean is extremely risky for migrants and a key policy concern. A cluster-randomized experiment with 3,641 young men from 391 settlements in The Gambia is used to test three approaches to reducing risky migration:...

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