Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP6289
Authors: Anna Maria Mayda
Abstract: In this paper I empirically investigate the determinants of migration inflows into fourteen OECD countries by country of origin, between 1980 and 1995. I analyze the effect on migration of average income and income dispersion in destination and origin countries. I also examine the impact of geographical, cultural, and demographic factors as well as the role played by changes in destination countries' migration policies. My analysis both delivers estimates consistent with the predictions of the international migration model and generates empirical puzzles.
Keywords: determinants; international migration; migration policy; push and pull factors
JEL Codes: F1; F22
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| improvements in mean income opportunities in the destination country (F24) | emigration rates (J11) |
| declining levels of per worker GDP in the origin country (F66) | emigration rates (J11) |
| immigration policies in destination countries (F22) | emigration rates (J11) |
| pull factors (F22) | emigration rates (J11) |
| push factors (F22) | emigration rates (J11) |
| less restrictive immigration laws (K37) | effect of pull factors (F22) |
| less restrictive immigration laws (K37) | effect of push factors (F22) |