immigration due to its apparently unbearable social and political costs. However these costs are never measured and made … comparable across countries. In this paper we first discuss theoretically how tradable immigration quotas (TIQs) can reveal … information on such costs and, once coupled with a matching mechanism taking into account migrants' preferences, generate …

inefficient as it fails to internalize such externality. In addition, host countries quite often restrict immigration due to its … this paper we first discuss theoretically how tradable immigration quotas (TIQs) can reveal countries' comparative … advantage in hosting immigrants and, once coupled with a matching mechanism taking migrants' preferences over destinations and …

We study immigration policy in a small receiving economy under self-selection of migrants. We show that a non …-discriminatory immigration policy choice affects and is affected by the migratory decisions of skilled and unskilled foreign workers. From this … interaction multiple equilibria may arise, which are driven by the natives' expectations on the welfare effects of immigration. In …

We study immigration policy in a small receiving economy under self-selection of migrants. We show that a non …-discriminatory immigration policy choice affects and is affected by the migratory decisions of skilled and unskilled foreign workers. From this … interaction multiple equilibria may arise, which are driven by the natives' expectations on the welfare effects of immigration. In …

that pointed out that poverty and indebtedness were push factor for both emigration and immigration while higher income in … the destination countries was the pull factor. The study further found that both of emigration and immigration were …

that pointed out that poverty and indebtedness were push factor for both emigration and immigration while higher income in … the destination countries was the pull factor. The study further found that both of emigration and immigration were …

In the early 1970s, Malaysia began to be inundated by foreign workers, all of whom were irregular migrants. A decade … recruited migrant workers. However, it has not been able to curb the expansion of irregular migrants; instead their number has … research carried out in 2011 among 404 irregular migrants as respondents, comprising 340 who were apprehended and housed at …