this source of spatial and time variation in irregular migration routes to estimate the elasticity of migration intentions … to illegal moving costs proxied by distance.We build a novel dataset of geolocalized time-varying migration routes … individual migration intentions. Shorter distances increase the willingness to migrate especially for youth, (medium) skilled …

Irregular migration became an alarming issue over the last decade for both developed and developing countries. A … prevailing assumption in migration policy is that labor market and institutional characteristics play a crucial role in pushing …, the lack of wealth and economic opportunities enhance their willingness to engage in irregular migration …

crisis. Using unique datasets from the International Organization for Migration and Gallup World Polls, we provide the first …

migrant sending and receiving countries. Nonetheless, almost nothing is known about how the illegal migration intentions of … price of illegal migration, migrant networks and high expectations play important roles in the decision to illegally migrate …

Irregular migration from West Africa to Europe across the Sahara and Mediterranean is extremely risky for migrants and … test three approaches to reducing risky migration: providing better information and testimonials about the risks of the … journey, facilitating migration to a safer destination by providing information and assistance for migration to Dakar, and …

Canonical models of migration feature border enforcement as a strategy to contain undocumented immigration by …' dependence on low-wage transient work force diminishes, while more migrants prefer permanent migration, with labor market …