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The Evolution of Citizenship: Economic and Institutional Determinants

Bertocchi, Graziella; Strozzi, Chiara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

. We compile a new data set on citizenship laws across countries of the world which documents how these institutions have …

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Determinants of International Migration: Empirical Evidence for Migration from Developing Countries to Germany

Rotte, Ralph; Vogler, Michael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1998

By means of a descriptive survey of theoretical literature we first work out the potential determinants that may drive international migration from developing to developed countries. In addition, we look at the relationship between trade, development and migration. Empirical studies focusing on...

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What Fundamentals Drive World Migration?

Hatton, Timothy J.; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

world migrations that give rise to public alarm. This Paper offers a quantitative assessment of the economic and demographic … fundamentals that have driven and are driving world migration, across different historical epochs and around the world. The Paper … drawn from more than a century of world migration experience? How do inequality and poverty influence world migration? Is it …

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Selective immigration policies, migrants' education and welfare at origin

Bertoli, Simone; Brücker, Herbert - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

Destination countries are progressively shifting towards selective immigration policies. These can eectively increase migrants' average education even if one allows for endogenous schooling decisions and education policies at origin. Still, more selective immigration policies reduce social...

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Do Migrants Improve Governance at Home? Evidence from a Voting Experiment

Batista, Catia; Vicente, Pedro C - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

Can international migration promote better institutions at home by raising the demand for political accountability? In order to examine this question, we designed a behavioral measure of the population’s desire for better governance. A postcard was distributed to households with the pledge...

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Citizenship Laws and International Migration in Historical Perspective

Bertocchi, Graziella; Strozzi, Chiara - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

world starting from the 19th century. The impact of the original, exogenously-given laws on international migration proves …

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South-North Refugee Migration: Lessons for Development Cooperation

Rotte, Ralph; Vogler, Michael; Zimmermann, Klaus F - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

As exemplified in the 1995 Mediterranean Declaration of the European Union, migration has become a major concern for European development policies. By enhancing socio-economic conditions through development cooperation, a reduction of South-North migration flows is envisaged. This new approach...

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Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Policy in Europe

Hatton, Timothy J.; Williamson, Jeffrey G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

The number of refugees worldwide is now 12 million, up from 3 million in the early 1970s. And the number seeking asylum … in the developed world increased tenfold, from about 50,000 per annum to half a million over the same period. Governments … World and avoiding floods of unwanted asylum seekers arriving on the doorsteps of the First World. This is an issue that is …

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Ethnic Self-Identification of First-Generation Immigrants

Constant, Amelie; Zimmermann, Klaus F; Zimmermann, Laura - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

for males and females separately, and controlling for pre- and post-migration characteristics. We find strong gender …

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Ethnic Persistence, Assimilation and Risk Proclivity

Bonin, Holger; Constant, Amelie; Tatsiramos, Konstantinos; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

The paper investigates the role of social norms as a determinant of individual attitudes by analyzing risk proclivity reported by immigrants and natives in a unique representative German survey. We employ factor analysis to construct measures of immigrants’ ethnic persistence and assimilation....

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