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Do Immigrants Cause Crime?
Bianchi, Milo; Buonanno, Paolo; Pinotti, Paolo - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012
We examine the empirical relationship between immigration and crime across Italian provinces during the period 1990 … immigration toward destination countries other than Italy to identify the causal impact of exogenous changes in Italy's immigrant … population. According to these estimates, immigration increases only the incidence of robberies, while leaving unaff ected all …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010861518
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Inequality and migration: what different European patterns of migration tell us
Mouhoud, El Mouhoub; Oudinet, Joël - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2010
Migration flows are often thought of as stemming from a reserve army of labour from developing countries, putting downward pressure on wages of low-qualified workers in developed countries. This paper analyses the major determinants of migration flows among European countries and stresses their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011072749
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Transferts de fonds des migrants en Afrique du Sud : les conditions de départ du pays d’origine sont-elles déterminantes?
Mouhoud, El Mouhoub; Kuhn, Mélanie; Arestoff, Florence - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2012
This paper looks at the determinants of international remittances in the context of South-South migration. We use a 2006 survey on 639 African migrants living in Johannesburg. In addition to the traditional variables (income, age and education of the migrant, etc.) we consider the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010861378
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Those in Kayes. The impact of remittances on the recipients in Africa
Azam, Jean-Paul; Gubert, Flore - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2005
This article briefly describes the Soninke labor migration, and interprets it as a means of diversifying risk in a context of missing insurance and credit markets. Historical and anthropological studies on this ethnic group are briefly surveyed, and suggest that it is not only the well-being of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010861436
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Migration and globalization : deadlocks and paradoxes
Mouhoud, El Mouhoub - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010861545
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Migrations, transferts et inégalités. Apports de travaux microéconomiques : introduction
Mouhoud, El Mouhoub - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010861564
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Migration and Employment Interactions in a Crisis Context: the case of Tunisia
Marouani, Mohamed Ali; David, Anda - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2015
This article analyses how a crisis impacts labor markets in origin countries through migration channels. For this purpose, we develop a novel dynamic general equilibrium model with a focus on the interlinkages be- tween migration, the labor market and education. The main innovation of the paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011273987
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Why do migrants remit? Testing hypotheses for the case of Morocco
Bouoiyour, Jamal; Miftah, Amal - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2015
We use Moroccan data to study the determinants of international migrants’ remittances, testing the altruistic and welfare hypotheses. In particular, we analyze and assess what motivates migrants to send remittances back home. Our results lend support to the altruistic hypothesis suggesting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011265521
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The impact of labor mobility on unemployment: a comparison between Jordan and Tunisia
Marouani, Mohamed Ali; David, Anda - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013
Jordan and Tunisia are two non-oil exporting MENA countries characterized by high unemployment rates and significant migrant populations. A comparative analysis of the impact of international mobility in the two countries allows us to shedlight on the mechanisms through which emigration affects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011265528
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Migrants' Home Town Associations and Local Development in Mali
Mesplé-Somps, Sandrine; Mercier, Marion; Gubert, Flore; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2015
This paper explores the impact of Malian migrants' Home Town Associations (HTAs) located in France on the provision of local public goods in Mali. To this end, we compute an original dataset on all the HTAs that have been created by Malian migrants in France since 1981 and geo-localize their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011228193