character and stringency of immigration policies. Based on a selection of data for six pilot countries between 1990 and 2008, we … document the variation of immigration policies across countries and over time. We focus on three specific dimensions: the … immigration policies, and aggregation procedures that allow for gauging the stringency of immigration regulations comparatively. …

This paper looks at the impact of networks on international migration flows to OECD countries. In particular, we look …, unlike the preceding literature on macro determinants of international migration, we can identify the respective factors … gender. Women are also found to be less directly dependent on migration costs unrelated to networks such as distance …