Efficiency Gains from the Elimination of Global Resstrictions on Labour Mobility: An Analisis Using a Multiregional CGE Model

Ana Iregui

Borradores de Economia from Banco de la Republica de Colombia

Abstract: We compute the world- wide efficiency gaings from the elimination of global restrictions on labour mobility using a multiregional CGE model. A distinctive feature of our analysis is the introduction of a segmented labour market, as two types of labour are considered: Skilled and unskilled. According to our results, when labour is a homogeneous factor, the elimination of global restrictions on labour mobility generates world- wide efficiency gains that could be of considerable magnitude. When the labour market is segmented and both skilled and unskilled labour migrate, welfare gaings reduce since the benefits and losses of migration are not evenly distributed within each region.When only skilled labour migrates, the world-wide efficient gaings are smaller, since this type of labour represents a small fraction of the labour force in developings regions.

Keywords: Migration; applied CGE modelling; labour market segmentation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C68 F22 R13 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000-04
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Working Paper: Efficiency Gains from the Elimination of Global Restrictions on Labour Mobility: An Analysis using a Multiregional CGE Model (2003)
Working Paper: EFFICIENCY GAINS FROM THE ELIMINATION OF GLOBAL RESTRICTIONS ON LABOUR MOBILITY: AN ANALYSIS USING A MULTIREGIONAL CGE MODEL (2000)
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