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on Economics of Human Migration |
| By: | Lafleur, Jean-Michel; Marfouk, Abdeslam |
| Abstract: | Using an experimental design embedded within a nationally representative survey implemented in Algeria, this study seeks to evaluate the effect that information campaigns have on willingness of individuals residing in the Global South to engage in unauthorized migration to Europe. In particular, in line with the discursive priorities of policy-makers focused on deterrence of irregular migration, we examine the impact of messages on the "risks and dangers associated with illegal migration", "anti-migrants walls and other fences", "undocumented immigrants regularization programs" and "access to welfare". Using an experiment embedded within a national survey implemented in Algeria, we did not find any statistically significant effect of information provision on those issues on the willingness of individuals to engage in irregular migration to Europe. These results question the efficiency and legitimacy of the existing approach to migration-information campaign. They also dispute the frequently used argument in policy debates that regularization programs and immigrants' access to welfare trigger undocumented migration. |
| Keywords: | International Migration, Migration-Information Campaigns, Survey Experiments, Undocumented Migration |
| JEL: | C99 F22 J61 J68 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:glodps:1655 |
| By: | Hammarstedt, Mats (Linnaeus University and); Sjöholm, Fredrik (Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)); Skedinger, Per (Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN)) |
| Abstract: | This paper examines how managerial background influences firms’ use of labor migration. Using Swedish data, we analyze whether firms led by foreign-born managers are more likely to apply for work permits for non-EU workers. We find that such managers significantly increase the likelihood of application, even after controlling for firm characteristics and regional conditions. Our results suggest that leadership diversity affects access to global labor and how firms engage with migration policy. The study adds new evidence on how firm-level decision-makers shape international recruitment and the institutional channels of cross-border labor mobility. |
| Keywords: | Labor migration; Managerial diversity; Foreign-born managers; Work permits; Sweden; Hiring behavior |
| JEL: | J15 J61 M51 |
| Date: | 2025–08–20 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hhs:iuiwop:1533 |
| By: | Jan Bazyli Klakla; Maciej Duszczyk |
| Abstract: | Over the last dozen years Poland became an immigration country. The 178th mBank-CASE Seminar proceedings is devoted to this process – from various perspectives. The data speak for themselves. Immigration provides significant support for the Polish labour market. Poland is facing a rapid population decline. According to projections by the Ministry of Finance in 2022, by 2030 the population of Poland could decrease from the current 37.75 million to 36.6 million, and by 2050 to 34.1 million. The percentage of people of working age will decrease, while the elderly population will increase. Immigration may provide a solution to this problem. In 2022, around 100, 000 people from Belarus arrived in Poland, most of them actively participating in the labour market. In addition, there are 1.2 million Ukrainians who stayed in Poland after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is therefore necessary to develop a long-term immigration, education and social policy to retain immigrants and integrate them into society and the labour market. This is what eminent experts who have been researching migration processes for years write about in the first two chapters of these Notebooks: Dr Maciej Duszczyk, as well as Dr Agata Górny and Dr Paweł Kaczmarczyk, from the Centre for Migration Research, operating within the University of Warsaw. The third chapter is devoted to the situation of female domestic workers. |
| Keywords: | country of emigration, country of immigration, migration policy, visa policy, immigrant integration, war refugees, economic migrants, labour market, domestic work sector, Poland, Ukraine |
| JEL: | F22 J15 J48 J61 J68 |
| Date: | 2024–05–22 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:sec:mbanks:0178 |
| By: | Congressional Budget Office |
| Abstract: | The number of people entering the United States increased sharply starting in 2021 and peaked in 2023 before slowing in 2024. That surge in immigration imposed a fiscal burden on state and local governments. In this report, CBO examines the fiscal impact of that surge in 2023. State and local tax revenues grew, especially sales tax revenues, but the costs of providing services grew more. The largest increases in costs were for primary and secondary education, shelter and related services, and border security. Costs for incarceration and income security programs also increased. |
| JEL: | F22 F66 J11 J15 J61 |
| Date: | 2025–06–05 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cbo:report:61256 |