Dynamics of immigration control

Slobodan Djajic ()
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Slobodan Djajic: The Graduate Institute of International Studies, 132 rue de Lausanne, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland

Journal of Population Economics, 1999, vol. 12, issue 1, 45-61

Abstract: This paper examines the dynamic implications of border control policies and internal enforcement measures for the pattern of illegal immigration and the sectoral allocation of clandestine foreign workers. It is argued that efforts to control illegal immigration in sectors where they traditionally find employment may trigger the formation of networks supporting clandestine foreign workers in new locations and occupations where the probability of detection is relatively lower. The end result may be an increase in the overall stock of illegal immigrants residing in the economy.

Keywords: Illegal; immigration; ·; networks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999-02-15
Note: Received: 5 May 1997/Accepted: 4 December 1997
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