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International Migration Under Incomplete Information

A Microeconomic Approach

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  1. Siegfried Berninghaus

    1. Fakultät für Volkswirtschaftslehre und Statistik, A 5, Universität Mannheim, Mannheim 1, Germany

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  2. Hans Günther Seifert-Vogt

    1. Radolfzell 18, Germany

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Part of the book series: Studies in International Economics and Institutions (INTERN.ECONOM.)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Introduction

    • Siegfried Berninghaus, Hans Günther Seifert-Vogt
    Pages 1-3

  3. Migration as a Sequential Decision Problem under Uncertainty

    • Siegfried Berninghaus, Hans Günther Seifert-Vogt
    Pages 4-35

  4. Temporary vs. Permanent Migration

    • Siegfried Berninghaus, Hans Günther Seifert-Vogt
    Pages 36-51

  5. Temporary Equilibria of Migration

    • Siegfried Berninghaus, Hans Günther Seifert-Vogt
    Pages 52-70

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 91-115
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About this book

It is the main purpose of the book to give a logically consistent foundation of migration decision making under incomplete information in a unified framework. Decision rules for migration are derived from a general model of Stochastic Dynamic Programming and the properties of temporary migration equilibria are discussed as well. Finally, some hints are given for esti- mating the theoretical models which are elaborated in the book. Many results concerning the properties of optimal migration policies and of temporary migration equilibria are new. For example, it is demonstrated that less information about a country might it make more attractive for immigration, and conditions are analyzed that imply the existence of a significant stream of migrants even between identical countries in a temporary equilibrium state. The book is written for the mathematically oriented reader in economics, operations research or econometrics who is interested in application of Stochastic Dynamic Programming to an important field of research in population economics.
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  • Fakultät für Volkswirtschaftslehre und Statistik, A 5, Universität Mannheim, Mannheim 1, Germany

    Siegfried Berninghaus

  • Radolfzell 18, Germany

    Hans Günther Seifert-Vogt

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