Welfare and Migration

C 2022

Welfare and Migration

KAHANEC, Martin a Martin GUZI

Základní údaje

Originální název

Welfare and Migration

Autoři

KAHANEC, Martin a Martin GUZI

Vydání

Cham, Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics, od s. 1-23, 23 s. Living reference work, 2022

Nakladatel

Springer

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Obor

50200 5.2 Economics and Business

Stát vydavatele

Švýcarsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Forma vydání

elektronická verze "online"

Odkazy

Publisher link

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14560/22:00125344

Organizační jednotka

Ekonomicko-správní fakulta

ISBN

978-3-319-57365-6

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_95-1

Klíčová slova anglicky

Welfare magnet hypothesis; International Migration Database; Migration policy

Štítky

topvydavatel

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 10. 3. 2023 09:10, Mgr. Martin Guzi, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

The welfare magnet hypothesis, also referred to as welfare shopping or welfare tourism, that migrants make location choices based on the provision of welfare benefits in alternative destinations, has resonated in the academic as well as public discourse on migration. This chapter summarizes theoretical models behind the welfare magnet hypothesis and reviews the empirical evidence on welfare-induced migration. The literature is inconclusive on the matter. Whereas there are theoretical arguments why welfare might matter for migration flows and several studies find a small positive association between welfare and migration, other studies find no such effects. In particular, some studies show that controlling for the endogeneity of welfare in the welfare-migration nexus reduces or eliminates the effect of welfare generosity on immigration. On the other hand, recent quasi-experimental studies demonstrate some effects of welfare on the location choices of asylees and refugees. Exploring a unique European dataset, this chapter contributes to this literature by providing some evidence that better accessibility of social assistance for immigrants is associated with larger immigrant inflows. Overall, the consensus in the literature is that the effects of welfare on migration are relatively small compared to other drivers of migration. The chapter concludes with highlighting the broader implications of the welfare magnet hypothesis and provides guidance for future research about it.

Přiložené soubory

Kahanec-Guzi2022_WelfareMigration.pdf

Požádat o autorskou verzi souboru

Citovat

KAHANEC, Martin a Martin GUZI. Welfare and Migration. Online. In Zimmermann, K.F. Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics. Cham: Springer, 2022, s. 1-23. Living reference work. ISBN 978-3-319-57365-6. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6_95-1.

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KAHANEC, Martin a Martin GUZI. Welfare and Migration. Online. In Zimmermann, K.F. \textit{Handbook of Labor, Human Resources and Population Economics}. Cham: Springer, 2022, s.~1-23. Living reference work. ISBN~978-3-319-57365-6. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57365-6\_{}95-1.

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