-based migration channels in the region. It then argues that extending those channels is a necessary complement to asylum reform even …Very few labor-based pathways for regular migration are available for people in Northern Central America, often called …

Legal and illegal markets often coexist. In theory, marginal legalization can either substitute for the remaining … border, where large-scale unlawful crossing coexists with substantial, varying, and policy-constrained lawful crossing. I …

Legal and illegal markets often coexist. In theory, marginal legalization can either substitute for the remaining … border, where large-scale unlawful crossing coexists with substantial, varying, and policy-constrained lawful crossing. I …

. However, the question whether these measures are successful in deterring undocumented migrants has not been previously … explored by the empirical literature. This paper examines whether the Southern Border Plan, an immigration enforcement program … implemented by the Mexican government in 2014, has curbed intentions of unauthorized migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, and …

study in which tens of thousands of 'immigrant jobs' were offered to native workers with a range of exogenously varying … implies that the effect of migrant labor supply on native employment is close to zero within this occupation, and may be …

Many governments seek to reduce emigration from low-income countries by encouraging economic development there. A large … average emigration first rises, then falls with development. But this hypothesis has not been tested with global datasets … channels for this relationship highlight the joint importance of demographic transition, education investment, and structural …

development until countries reach upper-middle income, and only thereafter falls. This note quantifies the shape of the mobility …

development until countries reach upper-middle income, and only thereafter falls. This note quantifies the shape of the mobility …

Many governments seek to reduce emigration from low-income countries by encouraging economic development there. A large … average emigration first rises, then falls with development. But this hypothesis has not been tested with global datasets … channels for this relationship highlight the joint importance of demographic transition, education investment, and structural …

This review article surveys the recent economic literature on diaspora networks, globalization, and development …