Does Temporary Migration Have to Be Permanent?

The choice between temporary and permanent migration is today central to the design of migration policies. The authors draw a distinction between the two types of migration on the basis of the associated social cost and the dynamics of learning by migrants. They find that unilateral migration polici...

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Main Authors:	Amin, Mohammad, Mattoo, Aaditya
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	BRAIN DRAIN DISPLACEMENT EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION FAMILIES IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION INTUITION MANAGERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION POLICIES MIGRATION POLICY MOBILITY MOTIVATION PERMANENT MIGRATION POWER PUBLIC SERVICES REPATRIATION SCREENING SOCIAL COSTS SOCIETY UNEMPLOYMENT VISAS WORKERS WORKPLACE XENOPHOBIA YOUNG WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5798688/temporary-migration-permanent http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8920

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spelling	okr-10986-89202021-04-23T14:02:42Z Does Temporary Migration Have to Be Permanent? Amin, Mohammad Mattoo, Aaditya BRAIN DRAIN DISPLACEMENT EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION FAMILIES IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION INTUITION MANAGERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION POLICIES MIGRATION POLICY MOBILITY MOTIVATION PERMANENT MIGRATION POWER PUBLIC SERVICES REPATRIATION SCREENING SOCIAL COSTS SOCIETY UNEMPLOYMENT VISAS WORKERS WORKPLACE XENOPHOBIA YOUNG WORKERS The choice between temporary and permanent migration is today central to the design of migration policies. The authors draw a distinction between the two types of migration on the basis of the associated social cost and the dynamics of learning by migrants. They find that unilateral migration policies are globally inefficient because they lead to too much permanent migration and too little temporary and overall migration. Existing international agreements on labor mobility, such as the World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services, have failed to do better because they seek primarily to induce host countries to make commitments to allow entry. Instead, Pareto gains and more liberal migration could be achieved through multilateral agreements that enable host countries to commit to repatriation. 2012-06-25T15:01:51Z 2012-06-25T15:01:51Z 2005-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5798688/temporary-migration-permanent http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8920 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3582 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	BRAIN DRAIN DISPLACEMENT EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION FAMILIES IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION INTUITION MANAGERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION POLICIES MIGRATION POLICY MOBILITY MOTIVATION PERMANENT MIGRATION POWER PUBLIC SERVICES REPATRIATION SCREENING SOCIAL COSTS SOCIETY UNEMPLOYMENT VISAS WORKERS WORKPLACE XENOPHOBIA YOUNG WORKERS
spellingShingle	BRAIN DRAIN DISPLACEMENT EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION FAMILIES IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION INTUITION MANAGERS MIGRANTS MIGRATION MIGRATION POLICIES MIGRATION POLICY MOBILITY MOTIVATION PERMANENT MIGRATION POWER PUBLIC SERVICES REPATRIATION SCREENING SOCIAL COSTS SOCIETY UNEMPLOYMENT VISAS WORKERS WORKPLACE XENOPHOBIA YOUNG WORKERS Amin, Mohammad Mattoo, Aaditya Does Temporary Migration Have to Be Permanent?
relation	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3582
description	The choice between temporary and permanent migration is today central to the design of migration policies. The authors draw a distinction between the two types of migration on the basis of the associated social cost and the dynamics of learning by migrants. They find that unilateral migration policies are globally inefficient because they lead to too much permanent migration and too little temporary and overall migration. Existing international agreements on labor mobility, such as the World Trade Organization's General Agreement on Trade in Services, have failed to do better because they seek primarily to induce host countries to make commitments to allow entry. Instead, Pareto gains and more liberal migration could be achieved through multilateral agreements that enable host countries to commit to repatriation.
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author	Amin, Mohammad Mattoo, Aaditya
author_facet	Amin, Mohammad Mattoo, Aaditya
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title	Does Temporary Migration Have to Be Permanent?
title_short	Does Temporary Migration Have to Be Permanent?
title_full	Does Temporary Migration Have to Be Permanent?
title_fullStr	Does Temporary Migration Have to Be Permanent?
title_full_unstemmed	Does Temporary Migration Have to Be Permanent?
title_sort	does temporary migration have to be permanent?
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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