Similar Search Results

Legalizing undocumented immigrants : while legalization benefits most undocumented immigrants, deciding how to regularize them is challenging

Bansak, Cynthia - 2016

Addressing unauthorized immigration is controversial. Countries have adopted a variety of legalization programs …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449506

What determines the net fiscal effects of migration? : proactive policies result in a better labor market integration

Hinte, Holger - 2014

payments? Yes. But simply accumulating the annual fiscal transfers to and fiscal contributions by migrants is not sufficient to …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011420025

Why do STEM immigrants do better in one country than another?

Picot, Garnett; Hou, Feng - 2019

the innovation activity of highly educated immigrants, which highlights the likely role of immigration policy in …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011995068

Should countries auction immigrant visas? : selling the right to immigrate to the highest bidders would allocate visas efficiently but might raise ethical concerns

Zavodny, Madeline - 2015

Many immigrant destination countries face considerable pressure to change their immigration policies. One of the most … be more efficient than current ways of allocating visas, could boost the economic contribution of immigration to the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011433673

Should countries auction immigrant visas? : selling the right to immigrate to the highest bidders would allocate visas efficiently but might raise ethical concerns

Zavodny, Madeline - 2023

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014289813

Freedom of movement for workers : relaxing immigration restrictions could greatly improve the well-being of people in developing countries, with little effect on wages

Kennan, John - 2014

where they can be more productive. Yet immigration laws severely constrain such movement. …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011420240

Migration and families left behind : families that stay behind when a member migrates do not clearly benefit

Démurger, Sylvie - 2015

About a billion people worldwide live and work outside their country of birth or outside their region of birth within their own country. Labor migration is conventionally viewed as economically benefiting the family members who are left behind through remittances. However, splitting up families...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011430776

Language and culture as drivers of migration : linguistic and cultural barriers affect international migration flows

Adserà, Alícia - 2015

migrants arrive. Thus, it is increasingly important to consider what role differences in culture and language play in migration …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011432207

Feminization of migration and trends in remittances : independent female migrants may be a reliable source of remittances despite the difficulties they encounter in labor markets

Le Goff, Maëlan - 2016

Migrants' remittances to developing countries have increased in recent decades, partly due to reduced transactions … explanation. Despite the difficulties female migrants encounter in the labor market, their total remittances may be higher and … more resilient than those of male migrants, owing to these women's stronger links to family members left behind and self …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011434036

The effect of emigration on home-country political institutions : migrants can have positive political effects on their home countries’ institutions

Lodigiani, Elisabetta - 2016

The number of immigrants from developing countries living in richer, more developed countries has increased substantially during the last decades. At the same time, the quality of institutions in developing countries has also improved. The data thus suggest a close positive correlation between...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011554707