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Immigration Policy and Self-Selecting Migrants
We explore the implications of migrantsself-selection for the determination of immigration policy in a simple model where incentives and resources to migrate vary with skills. We show how self-selection determines the response of potential migrants to immigration policy changes, which is crucial for predicting the e¤ects of such policy in the receiving country. For example, restricting immigra...
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We explore the implications of migrantsself-selection for the determination of immigration policy in a simple model where incentives and resources to migrate vary with skills. We show how self-selection determines the response of potential migrants to immigration policy changes, which is crucial for predicting the e¤ects of such policy in the receiving country. For example, restricting immigra...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: SSRN Electronic Journal
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1556-5068
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2034874