Measuring Immigration Policies: Preliminary Evidence from IMPALA

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This paper presents the methods and preliminary findings from IMPALA, a database that systematically measures the character and stringency of immigration policies. Based on a selection of data for six pilot countries between 1990 and 2008, we document the variation of immigration policies across countries and over time. We focus on three specific dimensions: the number of entry tracks for economic workers; the measurement and role of bilateral agreements that complement unilateral immigration policies; and aggregation procedures that allow for gauging the stringency of immigration regulations comparatively.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 5109

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Corporate Finance and Governance: General ; Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies; includes inheritance and gift taxes ; Business Taxes and Subsidies including sales and value-added (VAT)
• Subject: immigration policies ; stringency indexes ; economic immigration ; entry track

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Beine, Michel ; Burgoon, Brian ; Crock, Mary ; Gest, Justin ; Hiscox, Michael ; McGovern, Patrick ; Rapoport, Hillel ; Thielemann, Eiko
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
• (where): Munich
• (when): 2014

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/107344
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