Arbeitspapier

Human trafficking and the effectiveness of asylum policies

We investigate the effects of restrictive asylum policies on the number and group composition of asylum seekers. We model the choices of refugees and traffickers about whether to migrate and to apply for asylum. Counter-intuitively, restrictive asylum policies do not lead to a reduction in the inflow of refugees or to a better selection of asylum seekers. Instead, we show that under conditions outside the control of policy makers these policies can increase the number of asylum claims and the number of refugees working in slave-like conditions and prevent some of those most in need of protection from accessing it.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CSLE Discussion Paper ; No. 2008-01

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
International Migration
Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior: Other
Thema
Asylum policy
Illegal immigration
Human trafficking

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Monheim, Jenny
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Universität des Saarlandes, Center for the Study of Law and Economics (CSLE)
(wo)
Saarbrücken
(wann)
2008

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Monheim, Jenny
  • Universität des Saarlandes, Center for the Study of Law and Economics (CSLE)

Entstanden

  • 2008

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