FROM HELL TO HEAVEN? TRAJECTORIES OF ILLEGAL MIGRANTS IN ITALY

Manuela Stranges () and François-Charles Wolff

No 201610, Working Papers from Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF

Abstract: This paper investigates the trajectories of illegal migrants in Italy using unique individual data stemming from a centre for reception of refugees and asylum seekers located in the southern region of Calabria during the period 2008-2014. We find that inflows in the centre have some peaks associated to political crises and wars in origin countries and lead to frequent overcrowding, but economic conditions also matter. There are large differences in the timing of exit decisions. Exit motives related to the obtainment of any form of international protection increase time spent in the centre. Conversely, more than 80% of migrants from Syria or Palestine have left the centre by their own only one month after their entry, meaning that those origin groups do not intend to settle in Italy. Overall, our results put in evidence the limits of the Dublin system which does not allow migrants to reach the country they wish to live.

Keywords: Illegal migrants; Refugees; Asylum seekers; Italy; Administrative data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 N3 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2016-10
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