This paper tests the influence of aid from rich to developing economies on bilateral asylum inflows. Results show that aid effects on asylum applications are significant, but vary with the level of development of the recipient country. Aid to poor economies – especially in Sub-Saharan Africa – deters asylum inflows, while aid to medium-income developing countries attracts asylum seekers. Aid leads to negative spillovers on applications across donors. At the same time, foreign aid has no incidence on voluntary immigration. Overall, the deterring effects of aid on inflows from poor countries are stronger when transfers are coordinated across donors and are made conditional on economic and institutional improvements in the recipient economy.
Murat, M. G.. "Foreign aid and asylum immigration. Does development matter?" Working paper, DEMB WORKING PAPER SERIES, Dipartimento di Economia Marco Biagi - Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 2017. https://doi.org/10.25431/11380_1149988
Titolo: | Foreign aid and asylum immigration. Does development matter? |
Autore/i: | Murat, M. G. |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2017 |
Mese di pubblicazione: | Dicembre |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.25431/11380_1149988 |
Serie: | DEMB WORKING PAPER SERIES |
Serie: | DEMB Working Paper Series |
URL: | http://merlino.unimo.it/campusone/web_dep/wpdemb/0120.pdf ISSN : 2281 - 440X online |
Citazione: | Murat, M. G.. "Foreign aid and asylum immigration. Does development matter?" Working paper, DEMB WORKING PAPER SERIES, Dipartimento di Economia Marco Biagi - Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 2017. https://doi.org/10.25431/11380_1149988 |
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