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We introduce the idea that informational cascades can explain the observed regularity that emigrants from the same locations also tend to choose the same foreign locations. Thus informational cascades generate herd behavior. Herd behavior is compared with the network externalities explanation of...
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roles “other people” play in influencing an individual’s potential migration decision. In analyzing the influence of others … on migration decisions, we rely on the concepts of migration networks and herd effects. …
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The design of optimal immigration policy, particularly in the face of the spiralling demand for highly skilled workers, such as IT workers and engineers, is a topical issue in the policy debate as well as the economic literature. In this paper, we present empirical evidence from firm level data...
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Mexican Migration Project data. Our empirical results show that both network externalities and herds have significant effects …
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Empirical studies in the migration literature have shown that migration enclaves (networks) negatively affect the … data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that migrants choose smaller networks as their English language proficiency …
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Empirical studies in the migration literature have shown that migration enclaves (networks) negatively affect the … data on Mexican migration to the US, we show that migrants choose smaller networks as their English language proficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566523
This paper examines the connection between illegal migration, minimum wages and enforcement policy. We first explore … local workers. We conclude by considering the optimal migration policy taking into consideration social welfare issues. …
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During the last few decades cultural changes have been taking place in many countries due to migration. The degree to …
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Migration has a strong economic impact on the sending and host countries. Since individuals and groups do not benefit … equally from migration, interest groups emerge to protect and take care of their narrow self-interests and compete for rents … generated by migration. Narrow self-interests may be present not only for interest groups but also for ruling politicians and …
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Migration has a strong economic impact on the sending and host countries. Since individuals and groups do not benefit … equally from migration, interest groups emerge to protect and take care of their narrow self-interests and compete for rents … generated by migration. Narrow self-interests may be present not only for interest groups but also for ruling politicians and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010711935