Should we stay or should we go? Irregular migration and duration of stay: the case of Moldovan migrants
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8 juin 2012
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International migration Duration model Irregular migration Moldova F - International Economics/F.F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business/F.F2.F22 - International Migration K - Law and Economics/K.K4 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior/K.K4.K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law J - Labor and Demographic Economics/J.J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers/J.J6.J61 - Geographic Labor Mobility • Immigrant Workers C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods/C.C4 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics/C.C4.C41 - Duration Analysis • Optimal Timing StrategiesSujets proches
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Daniela Borodak et al., « Should we stay or should we go? Irregular migration and duration of stay: the case of Moldovan migrants », HAL SHS (Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société), ID : 10670/1.21781f...
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This paper analyses the link between irregular migration and duration of stay. Using household and regional development data from Moldova and running a duration model, we find that duration of migration is longer for illegal migrants than legal migrants. Further investigation demonstrates that this effect is driven by significantly higher migration costs. From a policy perspective, our findings on irregular migration are highly relevant since they question the outcome of restrictive migration policies. This paper, like an increasing number of migration literature papers converging on the same conclusions, contributes further arguments for redefining migration policy.
