Spillover effects of stricter immigration policies

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We evaluate the importance of spillover effects of national migration policies by estimating the effect of stricter rules on family reunification in Denmark in 2002 on migration to neighboring countries. We reach two main conclusions. First, we show that stricter rules for reunification lead to a clear and significant increase in emigration of Danish citizens with immigrant background. Most of the emigrants left Denmark for Sweden, a neighboring country in which reunification was possible. Second, we demonstrate that a significant fraction of the individuals that came to Sweden to reunite with a partner left the country again; within two (eight) years around 20% (50%) had left, with the absolute majority leaving for Denmark. Our results indicate that potential spillover effects from national migration policies should be taken into account when forming migration policy.

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• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper ; No. 2018:13

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; International Migration ; Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure; Domestic Abuse ; Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination ; Immigration Law
• Subject: Migration Policy ; family reunification ; international migration ; spillover effects

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Bratu, Christina ; Dahlberg, Matz ; Engdahl, Mattias ; Nikolka, Till
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy (IFAU)
• (where): Uppsala
• (when): 2018

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/201451