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Incentives and Disincentives: International Migration

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Economic Incentives

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The phenomenon of international migration is one characterized by disincentives rather than incentives. The 20th century witnessed the rise of immigration quotas, sanctioned by national legislations as in 1905 in Great Britain and in 1921 in the United States1. It is probably true to say that today, except for international personal mobility assured in arrangements such as the European Economic Community, international migration is influenced and inhibited primarily by legislation.

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  1. Jagdish N. Bhagwati
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  1. The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA

    Bela Balassa

  2. The World Bank, Washington, USA

    Bela Balassa

  3. Institut für Weltwirtschaft, Kiel, Germany

    Herbert Giersch

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Bhagwati, J.N. (1986). Incentives and Disincentives: International Migration. In: Balassa, B., Giersch, H. (eds) Economic Incentives. International Economic Association Series . Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18204-6_4

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