Measuring Immigration Policies: Preliminary Evidence from IMPALA

Michel Beine, Brian Burgoon, Mary Crock, Justin Gest, Michael Hiscox, Patrick McGovern, Hillel Rapoport (hillel.rapoport@psemail.eu) and Eiko Thielemann

No 5109, CESifo Working Paper Series from CESifo

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: immigration policies; stringency indexes; economic immigration; entry track (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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Journal Article: Measuring Immigration Policies: Preliminary Evidence from IMPALA (2015)
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Working Paper: Measuring Immigration Policies: Preliminary Evidence from IMPALA (2015)
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