Immigration Policy and Self-Selecting Migrants

Immigration Policy and Self-Selecting Migrants

I build a simple model of self‐selection into migration and immigration policy determination. I first show that the effect of any immigration policy can be decomposed into a size and a composition effect. I then explore how the optimal policy may change once the latter effect is considered.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of public economic theory 2013-02, Vol.15 (1), p.1-23
1. Verfasser: BIANCHI, MILO
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Business administration
Economic models
Economic theory
Humanities and Social Sciences
Immigration policy
Migration
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:I build a simple model of self‐selection into migration and immigration policy determination. I first show that the effect of any immigration policy can be decomposed into a size and a composition effect. I then explore how the optimal policy may change once the latter effect is considered.
ISSN:1097-3923
1467-9779
DOI:10.1111/jpet.12007