Can EU immigration policy select for skill?
Long Title: Selective immigration policy: will it work? Teaser: Europe is moving towards immigration policies that favour the acceptance of highly skilled applicants. This column summarises research...
View ArticleHow individual attitudes are mapped into immigration policy outcomes
Teaser: Provided that the income gap between poor sending countries and rich destination countries continues to be very pronounced and transport and communication costs have drastically declined...
View ArticlePublic opinion and immigration policy
Long Title: From attitudes towards immigration to immigration policy outcomes: Does public opinion rule? Teaser: Public opinion is hostile to people flows. But new research shows that immigration...
View ArticleGlobal economic slumps and migration
Long Title: Global economic slumps and migration Teaser: International migration rises and falls with the business cycle, as do attitudes towards migrants. History leads us to expect a global...
View ArticleWhat Drives U.S. Immigration Policy? Evidence from Congressional Roll Call Votes
Teaser: Which legislators are more likely to vote for more liberal immigration policies for unskilled workers? The authors of CEPR DP8299 develop and empirically test a model which correlates the skill...
View ArticleSale of visas: A smuggler’s final song?
Long Title: Sale of visas: A smuggler’s final song? Teaser: Is there a way of eliminating human smuggling? This column argues it can be done that by legalising migration through the sale of visas at a...
View ArticleThe long term economic impacts of reducing migration
Long Title: The long term economic impacts of reducing migration Teaser: Efforts to limit immigration are being implemented in many rich nations. Restricting immigration to these advanced ageing...
View ArticleImmigration from Romania and Bulgaria: The fiscal impact
Long Title: The fiscal consequences of unrestricted immigration from Romania and Bulgaria Teaser: The lifting of transitional access restrictions for Romanian and Bulgarian workers is a hotly debated...
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