Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Kemnitz: Return Migration and Illegal Immigration Control

Der Lehrstuhl von Prof. Krieger möchte Sie alle herzlich zu dem Vortrag von

Prof. Dr. Alexander Kemnitz

(Technische Universität Dresden)

über das  Thema

Return Migration and Illegal Immigration Control

im Rahmen des Forschungskolloquiums des Instituts für Wirtschaftswissenschaften der Universität Freiburg  einladen.

Der Vortrag findet am Donnerstag, 17. November 2016, 11:00 Uhr in  Raum 2330 KG II statt.

Abstract:

This paper investigates the effectiveness of immigration control policies when the duration of stay of illegal immigrants is endogenous because they may return home voluntarily. It shows that return intentions matter, because then policies will typically affect not only the number of immigrants, but also their duration of stay. For example, we find that spending on border enforcement can potentially increase the total amount of illegal labor in the receiving country. Second, in-site inspections reduce illegal labor, unless there is an amnesty: then, they can have the opposite effect. Third, fines on apprehended migrants have only limited bite.