Incentives and Disincentives: International Migration

Jagdish N. Bhagwati

Chapter 4 in Economic Incentives, 1986, pp 89-123 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The phenomenon of international migration is one characterized by disincentives rather than incentives. The 20th century witnessed the rise of immigration quotas, sanctioned by national legislations as in 1905 in Great Britain and in 1921 in the United States1. It is probably true to say that today, except for international personal mobility assured in arrangements such as the European Economic Community, international migration is influenced and inhibited primarily by legislation.

Keywords: International Migration; Social Welfare Function; Labor Mobility; Welfare Gain; Illegal Immigrant (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1986
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-18204-6_4

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