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Quantifying Informal Employment From Irregular Migration Shocks

Gries, Timm; Trapani, Lorenzo; Valente, Marica - 2022

Using machine learning methods in a difference-in-differences setting, we quantify the population of informal workers generated by an irregular migration shock. We exploit the exogenous variation from the Arab Spring wave on southern Italian coasts, and a rich data on Italian vineyards. We...

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Pathways for labor migration from Northern Central America : five difficult but necessary proposals

Clemens, Michael A. - 2022

Very few labor-based pathways for regular migration are available for people in Northern Central America, often called the 'Northern Triangle' of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. This note briefly summarizes the state of labor-based migration channels in the region. It then argues that...

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Can information and alternatives to irregular migration reduce "backway" migration from The Gambia?

Bah, Tijan L.; Batista, Catia; Gubert, Flore; McKenzie, … - 2023

Irregular migration from West Africa to Europe across the Sahara and Mediterranean is extremely risky for migrants and …

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Can Information and Alternatives to Irregular Migration Reduce "Backway" Migration from the Gambia?

Bah, Tijan; Batista, Catia; Gubert, Flore; McKenzie, … - 2023

Irregular migration from West Africa to Europe across the Sahara and Mediterranean is extremely risky for migrants and …

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Is intent to migrate irregularly responsive to recent German asylum policy adjustments?

Beber, Bernd; Ebert, Cara; Sievert, Maximiliane - 2024

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Rethinking Border Enforcement, Permanent and Circular Migration

Basu, Arnab K.; Chau, Nancy H.; Park, Brian - 2022

Canonical models of migration feature border enforcement as a strategy to contain undocumented immigration by effectively exacting a mobility cost. This paper revisits the role of border enforcement policy in a task-based model of the labor market where employers simultaneously hire circular...

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Is intent to migrate irregularly responsive to recent German asylum policy adjustments?

Beber, Bernd; Ebert, Cara; Sievert, Maximiliane - 2024

accelerated asylum decision processes, the prospect of asylum processing outside of Europe, the introduction of a payment card to … population of most-likely migrants in a country where irregular migration to Europe is highly salient. We find that offshoring … einer Bevölkerungsgruppe, in der irreguläre Migration nach Europa präsent ist. Wir stellen fest, dass die Verlagerung des …

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The Political Economy of Migration Enforcement : Domestic Versus Border Control

Facchini, Giovanni - 2015

We study migration policy enforcement by an elected government. The policy-maker faces uncertainty on the supply of migrants, but has more information than the public on its preferences and the extent and effectiveness of its enforcement activities. We show that a utilitarian government...

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Can a deportation policy backfire?

Stark, Oded; Byra, Lukasz - 2019

Drawing on a model in which utility is derived from consumption and effort (labor supply), we ask how the deportation of a number of undocumented migrants influences the decisions regarding labor supply, consumption, and savings of the remaining undocumented migrants. We assume that the...

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Social Capital and Networks Role in Migrants’ Labour Market Outcomes at Destination : A Study of Bangladeshi Migrants in Italy

Mannan, Dr Kazi Abdul - 2020

This paper examines the impact of migrant networks on the labour market trajectories of Bangladeshis in Italy. The survey had two stages and two main methodological tools, firstly, a household questionnaire was administrated among a sample of households at the origin and secondly, socio-economic...

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