Source-country earnings and emigration

Djajić, Slobodan; Kïrdar, Murat G.; Vinogradova, Alexandra

doi:10.1016/j.jinteco.2015.12.001

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“…The conventional view, when expressed in the context of the present model, is based on the notion that for any given cost of going abroad, a higher home wage enables potential migrants to overcome the liquidity constraint more quickly and, for an individual with a remaining productive lifetime of a given length, early enough to render the net benefits of migration positive. This line of reasoning, as spelled out by Djajić, Kirdar, and Vinogradova (), is certainly appropriate in the case of direct migration from the source country to the final destination (see also Angelucci, ; Djajić & Vinogradova, ; Faini & Venturini, ; Hatton & Williamson, ). In the context of a transit‐migration strategy, however, it is not only the savings accumulated at home that are used to pay for migration costs, but also those accumulated in the transit country.…”

Section: To Go or Not To Go?mentioning

confidence: 91%

Transit migration

Djajić

2017

Rev International Economics

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Unauthorized international migration to the advanced countries has become increasingly more costly and indirect. The hazardous land and sea routes that pass through one or more transit countries offer liquidity-constrained individuals an opportunity to economize on the pecuniary cost of migration as well as to work along the way to pay for the next leg of the journey. This paper analyzes the optimal behavior of transit migrants and examines its implications for the effectiveness of immigration control measures of the transit and final-destination countries in deterring unauthorized migration. Strengthening of border controls at the final destination is shown to increase the relative effectiveness of internal enforcement measures of the transit countries, while tougher internal enforcement in the transit countries increases the relative effectiveness of border controls at the final destination.

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Section: To Go or Not To Go?mentioning

confidence: 91%

Transit migration

Djajić

2017

Rev International Economics

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“…Our paper is closely related to a contribution by Djajic et al . (), who provide further insights on the link between wealth at origin and emigration. They consider a liquidity‐constrained individual facing a migration decision.…”

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confidence: 99%

How Borrowing Constraints Hinder Migration: Theoretical Insights from a Random Utility Maximization Model*

Marchal

Naiditch

2019

Scandinavian J Economics

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We provide a theoretical framework to analyze how financial constraints hinder migration. Introducing wealth heterogeneity and borrowing constraints into a random utility maximization model of migration, we find evidence of multilateral resistance to migration stemming from borrowing constraints. We calibrate the model on 22 European countries, and we show that omitting the constraints biases upward the estimation of bilateral migration rates. We then simulate an increase in the bilateral cost of migration to the United Kingdom. We find that omitting the constraints biases downward the change entailed by the cost increase in the bilateral rates of migration to all destinations.

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“…A restrictive income level would make it difficult to accumulate the necessary savings to pay the trip costs (see e.g., Djajic et al, 2016). Migrants who were employed before migration may be less financially constrained and can afford to move in the short-run.…”

Section: Heterogeneous Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Deterrence Effect of Immigration Enforcement in Transit Countries: Evidence from Central American Deportees

Flores

2018

SSRN Journal

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Source-country earnings and emigration

Cited by 28 publications

References 38 publications

Transit migration

Transit migration

How Borrowing Constraints Hinder Migration: Theoretical Insights from a Random Utility Maximization Model*

The Deterrence Effect of Immigration Enforcement in Transit Countries: Evidence from Central American Deportees

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