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Global Migration Centre
12 November 2024

NEW PUBLICATION: Economics of Undocumented Migration

Undocumented international migration is an increasingly important political, social and economic issue. The articles collected in this volume provide a framework for the study of some key decisions that potential migrants are confronted with when considering a move abroad. This includes the timing of departure, the method of financing the move, the choice between documented and undocumented modes of entry, the optimal duration of the stay abroad, how much to save, etc. The various chapters illustrate how decisions of migrants are shaped not only by immigration policies and enforcement measures of the host country, but also by their own personal characteristics and the economic environment they face at home and abroad. At the macroeconomic level, the focus is on the analysis of the effectiveness of immigration policies in controlling the inflow and the stock of undocumented aliens. The question of international cooperation between the host and transit countries is also examined.

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Slobodan DJAJIC
HONORARY PROFESSOR, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

Slobodan Djajić received his PhD in Economics at Columbia University, USA. Over his long career, he has taught courses in International Trade, Open Economy Macro, and International Migration at Queen’s University, Canada, Columbia University, and the Graduate Institute in Geneva, Switzerland. His publications in scholarly journals cover a broad range of topics in the field of international economics, with most recent publications dealing with issues related to international migration, such as the effects of migration on source and host countries and the economics of undocumented migration.

Alexandra Brausmann (Vinogradova) received her PhD in Economics from ETH Zürich, Switzerland, and is currently Associate Professor at the University of Vienna, Austria. Her earlier research has focused on international undocumented migration and on the saving behaviour of migrants. Her current research centres on optimal growth and mitigation policies under uncertainty. Her work has been published in leading international peer-reviewed journals.

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