Migrant smuggling in the Mediterranean

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Rescue medical activities in the mediterranean migrant crisis

The central Mediterranean route, between Libya and Italy, is considered the most dangerous of the migration pathways to Europe. In 2015, 3771 people died trying to reach Europe’s shores; and there were 4655 deaths or disappearances between January and November 2016 [1]. In response to this extreme situation, in early 2016, Medicines du Monde France (MdM), in partnership with SOS Mediterranee, l...

The Effects of Enforcement on Illegal Markets: Evidence from Migrant Smuggling along the Southwestern Border

The Effects of Enforcement on Illegal Markets: Evidence from Migrant Smuggling along the Southwestern Border This paper analyzes how enforcement along the U.S.-Mexican border has affected the market for migrant smugglers. Using a unique dataset that links border crossing histories from illegal Mexican migrants to aggregate enforcement and punishment statistics, we find that the effect of enforc...

The dynamics of the globalised migrant domestic labour market in the Mediterranean countries

In most Mediterranean countries1, domestic employment is on the rise, and domestic workers in this area are migrants originating increasingly from developing countries, often illegal residents, who reach their destination by means of intermediaries or traffickers. Studies stress a growing internationalisation of domestic labour markets, in parallel with a growing feminisation of migrations, whe...

Tobacco Smuggling