International Migration and the Role of Institutions

Graziella Bertocchi () and Chiara Strozzi ()

Center for Economic Research (RECent) from University of Modena and Reggio E., Dept. of Economics "Marco Biagi"

Abstract: We study the determinants of international migration with special attention to the role of institutional factors other than economic and demographic fundamentals. We evaluate the impact of political institutions and of those institutions specifically targeted at attracting migrants. For a dataset on 19th century migration, we find that economic and demographic differentials play a major role, but that the quality of institutions also matter. We produce evidence that both political and migration institutions represent significant factors of attraction, even after controlling for their potential endogeneity through a set of instruments exploiting colonial history and the institutions inherited from the past.

Keywords: International Migration; Institutions; Democracy; Migration Policy; Colonial History (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 O15 P16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: pages 34
Date: 2008-03
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