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On the intended and unintended consequences of enhanced border and interior immigration enforcement : evidence from deportees
Amuedo Dorantes, Catalina; Pozo, Susan - 2014
Over the past decade, a number of federal and state policies intended to stem the flow of illegal immigration have been implemented. In this paper, we focus on two initiatives: (a) Operation Streamline, as an example of increased border enforcement by the federal government, and (b) state-level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010407869
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The effects of enforcement on illegal markets : evidence from migrant smuggling along the Southwestern border
Gathmann, Christina (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001896413
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Rethinking border enforcement, permanent and circular migration
Basu, Arnab K.; Chau, Nancy H.; Park, Seunghyun - 2021
Canonical models of migration feature border enforcement as a strategy to contain undocumented immigration by effectively exacting a mobility cost. This paper revisits the role of border enforcement policy in a task-based model of the labor market where employers simultaneously hire circular...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012703060
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The rhetoric of closed borders : quotas, lax enforcement and illegal migration
Facchini, Giovanni; Testa, Cecilia - 2014
This paper studies why illegal immigration is widespread. We develop a political agency model in which a politician decides on an immigration target and its enforcement, facing uncertainty on the supply of migrants. Illegal immigration can arise for two reasons: the policy maker may be unable to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010407938
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U.S. border enforcement and the net flow of Mexican illegal migration
Angelucci, Manuela (contributor) - 2005
This paper investigates the effect of U.S. border enforcement on the net flow of Mexican undocumented migration. It shows how this effect is theoretically ambiguous, given that increases in border controls deter prospective migrants from crossing the border illegally, but lengthen the duration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003011502
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Small state regional cooperation, South-South and South-North migration, and international trade
Schiff, Maurice W. - 2010
, international (IC) and regional (RC) negotiation costs, number of issues negotiated (N), and accession rule to the bloc determine … its size and welfare impact, and b) examines the impact of international migration as well as the migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003962846
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Immigrants, ethnic identities and the nation-state
Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F. - 2012
. -- international migration ; economic nationalism ; colonialism ; economics of minorities ; ethnic identity ; national identity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009668271
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International terrorism, political instability and the escalation effect
Campos, Nauro; Gassebner, Martin - 2009
What are the main causes of international terrorism? The lessons from the surge of academic research that followed 9 … (the escalation effect) stressing domestic political instability as the main reason for international terrorism … avenue for future research than the available alternatives. -- Terrorism ; international terrorism ; political instability …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824948
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Investor protection and the value of shares : evidence from statutory rules governing variations of shareholders’ class rights in Russia
Muravyev, Alexander - 2009
This paper uses a quasi-experimental framework provided by recent changes in Russian corporate law to study the effect of investor protection on the value of shares. The legal change analyzed involves the empowerment of preferred (non-voting) shareholders to veto unfavorable changes in their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003932236
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The impact of immigration on firm-level offshoring
Olney, William W.; Pozzoli, Dario - 2018
This paper studies the relationship between immigration and offshoring by examining whether an influx of foreign workers reduces the need for firms to relocate jobs abroad. We exploit a Danish quasi-natural experiment in which immigrants were randomly allocated to municipalities using a refugee...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011847152