Arbeitspapier

If people were money: Estimating the potential gains from increased international migration

In this paper we elaborate on the findings produced by an applied equilibrium model that is used to calculate the annual efficiency gains from free international migration. These findings suggest that we can expect significant gains from liberalizing international labour flows. In particular, we expand on two implicit aspects of the estimates: the actual number of migrants being generated by the various counter-factual scenarios, and the per-migrant cost/benefits associated with each. These estimates are then compared with contemporary migration flows and the findings of studies that analyse their economic impact. In light of these comparisons, we conclude that our original findings are not unreasonable.

ISBN
9291904651
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: WIDER Discussion Paper ; No. 2003/41

Classification
Wirtschaft
Computable General Equilibrium Models
International Migration
Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy: General, International, or Comparative
Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
Subject
international migration
efficiency gains
immigration surplus
development
CGE models
Internationale Wanderung
Allgemeines Gleichgewicht
Migrationstheorie

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Moses, Jonathon W.
Letnes, Bjørn
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
(where)
Helsinki
(when)
2003

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  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Moses, Jonathon W.
  • Letnes, Bjørn
  • The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Time of origin

  • 2003

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